Group Management Accountant

Elevation Recruitment Group are currently working with a successful and well-established distribution business in Sheffield as they look to strengthen their team with an experienced and motivated Group Management Accountant.

The purpose of the role is to provide management accounting and strategic support, information and interpretation as an essential component of managing the business effectively and profitably. To support the drive for commercial development and continuous performance improvement through the provision, analysis and interpretation of data. To support the wider Group Finance team as required.

Duties & Responsibilities: -

*Head office companies: Responsible for all aspects of accounting for head office companies including:

oOwnership and maintenance of head office general ledgers
oEnsuring more complex transactions including FX, financial derivatives and provisions are correctly accounted for and appropriately documented
oCompletion of monthly group reporting packs including actual and forecast data
oLead the preparation of the annual budget for head office companies, ensuring buy in and approval from key stakeholders including Group Function heads, Group Financial Controller and the Group CFO
oPerform monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner

*Business partnering: Working closely with Group Function heads to ensure they have full ownership of their department costs, producing high quality, insightful monthly cost reporting and regularly updating and challenging forecasts
*Non-financial report: collation and preparation of non-financial KPIs
*Strategy: Contribute to setting the direction of the Group's corporate strategy by providing support to the Group Financial Controller in the provision of accurate and incisive monthly management account data and analysis to enable informed decisions to be taken including production of the monthly Group management accounts and Board reports
*Review & oversight: Analysing and reviewing head office performance and forecasts including regular updates with Group Function heads to discuss and challenge results
*Planning & performance: Provide support and analysis for the Planning & Performance function as necessary, including as part of the quarterly business performance reviews and the annual medium-term plan process
*Technical knowledge: Keeping abreast of IFRS and UK GAAP developments
*Management accounting projects: Contribute to Group Management Reporting projects as required

To be considered for this role, the successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes: -

*Be a fully-qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with a good technical background
*Be articulate and able to present financial information clearly, confidently and concisely both verbally and in written reports
*Be able to plan and prioritise multiple tasks to meet challenging deadlines
*Be confident, able to work independently and motivated to develop their abilities
*Be a good team player and able to form and develop strong relationships both within the business and with external advisers
*Have excellent analytical skills and a good working knowledge of MS office products including Excel, PowerPoint and Word
*Project management experience is desired
*Have a good eye for detail

The firm actively seeks to employ the best talent as the firm is eager to promote people within and continually develop careers within the organisation. This is an important role for the business and provides the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of tasks along with providing long-term prospects for the right candidate.

If you are interested in this role, please do not hesitate to send your CV in or enquire on 01709 723 248.