Management Accountant

Location
Canterbury
Salary
£35000 - £40000 per annum
Posted
15 Feb 2019
Closes
22 Feb 2019
Ref
11768
Contact
Albert Sanders-Champney
Job Title
Accountant
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
My Client, a rapidly developing business services brand based in Canterbury, is looking to appoint a Management Accountant to join their busy Finance Team.

The role will necessitate input into the planning cycle through detailed budgeting and forecasting and the provision of detailed financial analysis of activities to assist senior management and business managers in decision making.

As the management accountant the main purpose is to ensure that all financial management reporting is produced in a timely and accurate manner. 

Duties will include:

Production of monthly management accounts and statistics
  • Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts 
  • Calculation of all accruals and prepayments 
  • Responsibility for all short-term revenue budgeting and forecasting 
  • Payroll monitoring/re-forecasting/reporting 
  • Assisting with short & long term planning 
  • Providing detailed analysis of each business sector and linked activity and KPIs 
  • Managing the workload of direct reports and completing performance appraisals (if applicable)

Essential skills and experience:

It is imperative that you have a strong grasp of Excel and are capable using VLookups and pivot tables.
  • Working in a high volume commercial environment 
  • Business partnering experience
  • Ability to interpret and provide detailed analysis linking with commercially driven metrics
  • Experience of financial modelling 
  • Project Management, using technology to optimise performance and deliver results 
  • Ability to provide support to budget holders, improving technical and professional knowledge to further inform decision making


Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.