Management Accountant

ABPM

ABPM as experts in financial recruitment have been appointed by a fast growth manufacturing and distribution business based in South Yorkshire to recruit a Management Accountant. The successful individual, will be a qualified ACMA or working towards this qualification, will have the opportunity to gain experience and progression with the business as it expands.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Managing standard costs of new products, reviewing and analysing standard costs for existing products.
• Analysis of Material and Labour costs, explaining variances. Understanding the main variance and overhead performance drivers and to be able to explain variances between actual results and budgets, targets, forecasts and run rates.
• Reporting accurate, timely & insightful weekly accounts to the site team & Group Senior Management to agreed timescales, including the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Controlling stock counts, analysing variances and providing Inventory reporting.
• Supporting Operations Manager in reviewing Capex spend against budget and updating Fixed Asset Registers..
• Supporting the annual budget & monthly forecasting processes - working with the Operations Manager to provide variance and overhead numbers and to challenge performance.
• Supporting Senior Management with ad hoc investigations & projects to improve business performance.

ESSENTIAL

• You will need to be a Qualified ACMA or close to qualifying.
• Operational/commercial accounting experience within the manufacturing industry and therefore previous experience of the majority of the above job tasks.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to resolve accounting issues as and when they arise.
• A full driving licence - the position will require you to spend time gaining experience at our site facility at least for the first 6 months.

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working with Sage

SUMMARY

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join a newly formed evolving team. Being in a position where they can make a difference and create and influence reporting decisions. This could shape the future for the business and the individual from a personal perspective as they grow in this role.