Management Accountant

Commercial Accountant - Birmingham - 38 - 42k

Are you looking to move away from just posting journals and keen to do more value add responsibilities with the business?

Gleeson Recruitment Group are supporting a service provider in Birmingham with the recruitment of a Commercial Accountant who can support a challenging area of the business with insight into the make-up, risk and projected profile of all revenue streams, and then provide recommendations on how to improve.

This is a great opportunity for a Newly Qualified Accountant who enjoys challenging and influencing in their current role but is fed up of the frustrations of month end or somebody else taking credit for their detailed analysis. It also offers an opportunity to build a business partnering skillset with stakeholders who will expect you to be an expert and their go to person on all finance matters.

The organisation have a culture which is relaxed with an open door policy, flexible working and a vibrant finance team who enjoy a collaborative approach to their work. Being based in Central Birmingham has its benefits also, whcih will often see the Finance team spending time together away from the office.

Commercial Accountant in Birmingham responsibilities:

• Produce accurate, timely and meaningful financial management reporting on a daily, weekly and periodic basis to ensure the Operations team receive management information in an efficient manner to assist in all commercial and financial decision making
• Front line financial support to the Operations team, operating as the key Finance representative on relevant steering groups and project teams
• Take ownership of the business financial results, being the established expert in the performance of this business unit.
• Provide the necessary financial input to promote over performance and address under performance working with the Operations team and the other members of the Commercial Finance team to review actual financial performance and produce rolling forecasts
• Establish effective working relationships with all senior members of the Operations and wider teams to develop credible knowledge and understanding of the organisations challenges and its opportunities
• Establish effective relationships with other relevant people such as our core Finance function
• Challenge and help to shape best practice for the Back Office function and the other business partners
• Other ad hoc reporting/project work within the Commercial Finance team as and when required

Is the Commercial Accountant in Birmingham role right for me?

Typically the business like to take first movers from practice who can demonstrate a commercial mindset and the personality required to thrive in a fast paced environment where relationships are crucial. However, they are also looking for industry trained individuals with experience preparing Management Accounts and then translating their findings to non-finance individuals.

The organisation understand that high performers are looking for continuous development, and the leadership team will often look internally to fill new positions. You can expect to be in a role like this for between 12 months and 2 years depending on how determined you are to succeed. They are ideally looking for an ACA, ACCA or CIMA Newly Qual.

Commercial Accountant in Birmingham Package:

• £38,000 - £42,000
• Bonus
• Pension
• Private Healthcare

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