Management Accountant

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT KEY BUSINESS INSIGHT


Full Time & Fixed Term opportunities are available.

Your new company

G&W UK/Europe Region offers a range of logistical solutions based around its three core service platforms of Rail, Road and Terminals. G&W is unique in the rail industry, owning or leasing more than 122 freight railroads organised in nine locally managed operating regions with 8,000 employees serving 3,000 customers. We have acquired over 100 railroads since 2000 including UK companies Freightliner and Pentalver. G&W are currently creating a new Shared Service Centre in Birmingham city centre and as a result are now recruiting for a significant number of Management Accountant positions.

Your new role

Reporting into the Finance Operations Manager as part of this newly created team you will be responsible for production of the monthly management accounts, variance analysis and associated balance sheet reconciliations. You will be part of a large finance team and every member of the team will be responsible for driving process improvements, increasing efficiency and developing working relationships across the business.

Experience required

Our client is ideally seeking candidates with at least 5 years' management accounts experience in a large and complex shared services environment (or similar) and they are open to considering candidates who are qualified, qualified by experience or in their final stages of study. To be successful, you will need to possess excellent communication and problem-solving skills and a pro-active attitude.

About you

The transition to Birmingham offers a huge opportunity to drive change through our FSSC operation. You must possess a can-do attitude being part of a team creating something new with great opportunities to excel. Passionate about doing the right thing, you will thrive working in a challenging environment, where significant opportunities exist to improve the way we work.

We anticipate that our staff will all have a voice and will openly feedback and challenge management where required, to ensure that an open and transparent working environment is created. All of our staff will take full accountability for their efforts and delivery, as well as their personal development.

The organisation is going through major change as we invest heavily in systems whilst reviewing our processes to ensure we keep things as simple and as effective as possible for our stakeholders.

If you have the right mindset and skills to help us create a shared services operation that will evolve, develop and grow over the next few years then join us on our journey.

How to apply

G&W are working exclusively with Hays Specialist Recruitment. For more information about their current vacancies please call our Hays project team, Monday to Friday between 8 and 18 on 0121 230 1451/ email G& or visit our dedicated recruitment microsite at /jobs/gandw. Hays have been retained by G&W for this recruitment project and any 3rd party CV`s or direct applications will be forwarded to Hays as part of the campaign.

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