Management Accountant
Ilkeston, Derbyshire
12-month fixed contract
£40-42k
Our client, an established manufacturing business based in Ilkeston, is seeking a Management Accountant to join them as soon as possible. You will play an integral role in producing exceptional quality management accounting information for a key division of the business.
Support to the Finance Controller in day-to-day operation of accounts and financial controls, ensuring the business maintains strong financial discipline and effective processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Financial Controller in establishing and maintaining robust financial and business processes.
- Monthly Accounts Preparation - Prepare monthly accounts, including accruals, prepayment preparation, and journal posting.
- Investigate and explain overhead spend variances to the budget, recommending and outlining necessary actions.
- Conduct margin analysis to ensure profitability targets are met.
- Weekly and Monthly Reporting, Preparation of weekly labour reports
- Generate monthly margin reports, investigating variances from targets.
- Create weekly cash flow forecasts and explain variances from previous forecasts.
- Sales reporting
- Conduct VAT analysis to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Assist in the preparation of the annual budget for the business.
- Support the annual external audit, ensuring the business complies with current accounting standards
Our client is keen to attract an experienced Management Accountant, qualification isn't important however experience, a proactive approach and the ability to produce quality Accounting and reporting is essential. We are considering Qualified by experience and PQ candidates with relevent experience. Our client is a manufacturing business and experience within another manufacturing environment would be preferred. Strong IT skills (in particular MS Excel is essential along with excellent analysis and reporting skills.