Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Marks Sattin
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- £38000 - £45000 per annum
- Posted
- 05 Dec 2022
- Closes
- 12 Dec 2022
- Ref
- Perk512
- Contact
- Sarah Perkins
- Job Title
- Management Accountant
- Category
- Business Services
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: Leeds, LS15
Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 DOE
Hours: Full Time, Permanent
Working Model: Hybrid, two days in the office, three WFH
Overview
We are working in partnership with our client to find a Newly Qualified Management Accountant that has a passion for people, brand awareness and ideally experience or an interest in the retail/marketing sector.
They have a global presence in 25 countries and their HO resides here in the city of Leeds. They pride themselves on providing innovative, sustainable and trusted solutions to their clients.
The Person
- Management accounting experience is essential
- Exposure to detailed accounting is key to the role
- Self-driven, results orientated with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit
- Problem solving and the ability to handle detailed accounting work
- A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance and has a track record of improving detailed results
- Good communicator
- Well-presented and business likeKeen for new experiences, responsibility and accountability
- Able to get on with others and be a team player
Role Purpose
- To deliver accurate and timely management accounts for the division
- Ensure that the month end accounts are created, posted and reported accurately and on-time
- Ensure that the accounts match to the underpinning systems by completing and documenting reconciliations (e. bank recs, balance sheet recs)
- Ensure the integrity of month end accounts
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver the month-end process for the division for their area of responsibility
- Increase the scope and integrity of financial information provided at month-end close to enable accurate measurement of performance and support decision making
- Ensure that the month end accounts are accurate and match the under-pinning sub-ledgers and transactions. Complete reconciliations on supporting accounts as necessary to prove this including bank account, sales ledger and customer statements, purchase ledger and supplier statements, trial balance
- Drive increased insight into monthly reporting processes, measuring performance demonstrating the ability and provide insight and commentary to key variances
- Own the balance sheet review process carried out by team and provide focus on key areas of risk/opportunity
- Ensure all information is submitted within deadlines and focus on standardisation and simplification of month-end processes to reduce reporting timeframes
- Provide direction and support to Finance Business Partners to support in decision making
- Development of Financial systems/reporting
- Support the Divisional Finance Controller in meeting the aims of the unit, specifically around accuracy of the accounts, the general ledger and supporting ledgers, and the reports produced