Management Accountant

Management Accountant | Wigan | £38,000 - £45,000 + pension, healthcare, 34 days holiday and rapid career progression opportunity

The opportunity
Highly innovative, award-winning and market-leading PLC based in Wigan have an opportunity for an ambitious and talented Management Accountant.  Thriving subsidiary of the progressive and modern-thinking group have a newly created opportunity for a recently qualified Management Accountant. Reporting to the Head of Finance for the diverse and fast-paced manufacturing site you will enjoy an extremely varied and key business-facing role.

This is a business with a superb track record of employee engagement, staff retention and promoting from within. You will enjoy a varied, challenging and developing role under the guidance of a highly supportive Head of Finance.

Your remit will include:

• Business partnering - working closely with the manufacturing site at factory level to bring the numbers to life.
• Producing monthly management accounts packs to provide valuable reporting, commentary and P&L insights.
• Month end (accruals and prepayments, journals, balance sheet reconciliation)
• Overhead analysis and reporting, working with budget holders to provide insight around spend and cost management
• Fixed assets
• Working capital / cashflow forecasting
• Assisting with budgeting processes and elements of group reporting
• Support the Head of Finance locally to review and instil robust financial controls across the site finance team

The business requires:

This is a superb opportunity for a confident and assertive newly qualified Management Accountant to join a growing, profitable and professional group. You will have significant career opportunity and the chance to progress swiftly. Overseas secondments are also available.

You will enjoy involvement in a range of continuous improvement projects alongside the business as usual elements of the role. Again, there is plenty of scope for development and career progression for the right individual.

You will need:

• To be fully qualified ACCA / CIMA (potentially exceptional finalist would be considered)
• Previous experience in a financial accounting / management accounting position (ideally within a manufacturing setting)
• Confident analytical skills and ability to use Excel.
• A collaborative approach and an ability to work as part of a team.
• Confidence and keenness to work closely with non-finance colleagues across the business (in operational and commercial areas)
• A firm foundation of core accounting skills and knowledge

Apply now

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