Management Accountant

An award-winning company with a professional team at its core all of whom remain fanatical about great home-made food and world-class service are looking for a management Accountant to come on board and join this fantastic business.

Their reputation for innovation is thanks to their team who are renowned for their enthusiastic and expert approach.

They value the people who work for them and encourage them to deliver valuably different experiences for clients and customers alike.

The company operates all over the world with an amazing list of high profile clients. This diverse set of businesses now works across a wide variety of areas, these include: outside catering and event design; private aviation; world renowned sporting events within motor sport, sailing, tennis, golf, motor sports cricket and rugby; restaurants and cafés; and high end fixed venues.

Their ambition of keeping great food and attentive service at the heart of all they do is something they have always kept as a core value of the business, this will never change.

They have a fantastic opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our growing Finance Team during an exciting period of growth. This role will be responsible for the financial management and reporting of our Events & Performance Sports businesses, and will oversee the day-to-day management and long-term development of one direct report.

Core responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Analysing, reviewing and challenging financial performance against monthly, quarterly and annual targets.
• Transforming large volumes of data into insightful Management Information to facilitate appropriate decision making.
• Presenting financial information to the Head of FP&A as well as members of the senior management team.
• Assisting in the implementation of 'best practice' processes and developing a culture of robust financial control.
• Ensuring accurate month end accounts for both the Events & Performance Sports businesses
• Collaborating with Department Heads to produce Long Range Plans, Annual Budgets and both quarterly and monthly Forecasts.
• Assisting in the preparation of financial information for senior management and the board.
• Driving astute commercial decision making.
• Assisting in the preparation of weekly Cashflow Forecasts
• Managing and overseeing the professional development of one direct report (Financial Analyst - Events & Performance Sports).
• Ad-hoc duties as required.
• Job Description

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• High level of proficiency in modelling Forecasts, Budgets and Cashflows
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUP, SUMIF and pivot tables as a minimum)
• Good management skills
• Previous experience in the Hospitality, Catering or Restaurant sector preferred
• Knowledge of Sage X3, SUN Infor and Fourth FnB would be advantageous

Key Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking
• The ability to think clearly, logically and objectively
• To analyse work-related problems in an effective way
• To come to conclusions which are balanced, systematic and rational

Building Relationships

• Recognising key relationships and making conscious effort to build rapport in order to enable smooth running of department and service
• Establishing positive relations quickly with stakeholders irrelevant of status
• Demonstrating tact and diplomacy in all professional relationships

Commercial Judgement

• The ability to handle the role in a commercial and financially-driven way
• The inclination to maximise revenues and profits
• To minimise costs and constantly improve business efficiency

Results Focus and Initiative

• The drive, determination and commitment to get things done
• To move things forward, achieve, get results and do things better

Planning and Organising

• Ability to achieve goals and deadlines
• Capacity to multi-task over several on-going projects, and able to define priorities
• Ability to assess work done against future goal and monitor progress
• Able to adopt systematic and pro-active approach that will ensure task completion
• Confidence to recognise and deal with arising problems