Job Title: Management Accountant
Reports to: Finance Director
Direct reports: 2
Proactive Personnel are currently searching for a Management Accountant on behalf of a global manufacturer at their Manchester site, Trafford Park. Our client is a global leading manufacturing company that supplies their product in to some of the world's biggest brands.
Reporting to the Finance Director, responsible for all day to day accounting activity, including preparation of monthly management accounts, ad hoc analysis for the Finance Director and supervision of AR & AP functions. Works closely with management team and other associates to provide financial analysis and guidance to help promote revenue growth and maximize profits. Ensures a continuous improvement focus, evaluates business situations to identify improvement ideas and support project prioritization and completion.
Principal Responsibilities
- Preparation of Cash Flow Forecasts.
- Manage new and existing customer accounts including overall credit limits.
- Provide accurate, timely monthly financial reports.
- Monitor business performance by investigating financial trends and financial statement variances. & communicate findings to other associates.
- Maintain accurate product costs to enable accurate inventory valuation and product margin analysis.
- Maintenance of pricing through the Aurora system
- Ensure compliance with all local tax authorities and government reporting requirements.
- Assist in the preparation of the annual Budget. Monitor monthly progress against the Budget and the business plan.
- Lead the annual audit by preparing audit schedules and reports as required; liaise with the local audit team.
- Maintain relevant records to track fixed assets and various depreciation schedules for financial reporting, tax compliance and insurance program.
- Other tasks as reasonably required by the Finance Director.
Competency Requirements
- Budgets/Cost Control
Plans for and uses resources efficiently, always looks for ways to reduce costs, creates accurate and realistic budgets, tracks and adjusts budgets, contributes to budget planning.
- Decision Making/Judgment
Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, can make difficult decisions, uses consensus when possible, and communicates decisions to others.
- Problem Solving/Analysis
Breaks down problems into smaller components, understands underlying issues, can simplify and process complex issues, understands the difference between critical details and unimportant facts.
- Results Focus
Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles, accepts accountability, sets team standards and responsibilities, provides leadership/motivation.
- Personal learning and development
Is personally committed to and actively works to continuously improve oneself; recognizes the need to change personal and interpersonal behaviour; actively seeks feedback.
- Priority Setting
Spends one's time and the time of others on what's important; focuses on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal.
Skill requirements
- Knowledgeable and experienced (prefer 3-5 years) in accounting, finance, tax planning.
- Professional Qualifications / defined plan to obtain professional qualifications.
- Computer literate with excellent MS Excel skills
- Possesses good interpersonal skills.
- People Management
- Strong learner, demonstrated ability to stay current with laws, trends and improvements in the field.
- Time Management & Prioritization
(Desirable)
- Experience in multi-currency role
- Experience working for a manufacturing company
- CIMA or equivalent
- Driving licence as some travel is required to their other sites
Benefits:
Negotiable salary dependant on experience
Profit Share
34 days holiday including bank holidays (26+8)
Private medical care
Pension up to 6%,
Life assurance,
Income protection
Company events
Employee assistant programmes
Plus many more great benefits
39 hours per week, flexible working
If you are interested in this role please apply or call Antony at Proactive Personnel Manchester