Butler Rose is currently collaborating with an exciting business based in Swindon, renowned for its exceptional brand identity and stellar market reputation. The organisation boasts a cohesive team and is expanding its finance department due to escalating growth.
As the Management Accountant, reporting directly to the Regional Financial Controller, you will oversee financial operations across two Swindon sites, each with a turnover of £11 million. Moreover, amidst a £2.5 million expansion initiative, these sites are continuously evolving to meet market demands.
In this dynamic role, you will engage heavily in strategic business partnering with operational stakeholders to meticulously monitor and enhance profitability across clients and site-wide operations, aligning with annual budget and forecast objectives. Your influence will extend to shaping operational decisions, optimising client reporting and invoicing procedures, and fostering collaboration across departments, including HR, to ensure seamless site management.
Key responsibilities include:
- Producing comprehensive weekly management reports, analysing site and client profitability.
- Collaborating with operations and commercial teams to develop and refine budgets and forecasts throughout the year.
- Managing open book clients, conducting weekly client calls to report costs and productivity trends, and reconciling expenses at month/period end.
- Facilitating the integration of new clients into the business alongside Onboarding teams.
- Cultivating a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and implementing enhancements in operational and financial performance.
- Steering period end processes for two sites, reconciling operational costs to weekly KPIs, and posting relevant journals and accruals to the P&L.
- Conducting revenue reconciliations to ensure accurate contract utilisation.
- Assisting in balance sheet reconciliations for posted transactions, collaborating closely with the Financial Accounting Manager.
- Tracking and managing ongoing capital expenditure for specific projects and clients.
- Approving operational invoices, ensuring proper allocation to cost centres and GL accounts.
- This role offers an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving financial and operational excellence within a thriving organisation.
Skills Required
- QBE, Part Qualified or Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA accountant (or equivalent)
- Enjoys a challenge and has structured approach to work
- Conveys information in a clear, structured and understandable manner
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills
- Good decision making and problem solving skills
- Commercially astute
Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.