Management Accountant

the role is responsible for providing business partnering support to two key business areas, including pro-active management and control of the cost base.

Client Details

My client are a globally-renowned large-scale manufacturing/engineering business with a significant history and presence in Bristol

Description

• Monthly reporting, forecasting & budgeting for business area cost centres.
• Production of internal monthly forecasts & annual budgets for business area deliverables, to ensure that the outputs are challenged & realistic & variances are understood & valid.
• Completion of monthly variance analysis models e.g. margin by deliverable, Direct Materials, balance sheet reconciliations, forecast variances.
• Day to day management of the costbase, ensuring rigorous control, to ensure that spend is monitored, controlled & challenged. Active involvement in business challenge / cost reduction opportunities.
• Supporting the new business & programme accountants to ensure that appropriate & informed decisions are made, with alignment to the local strategy, mission statement & business values.
• Preparation, review & present the monthly reporting packs.
• Support the capital submissions - DCF modelling, challenge of assumptions and supporting presentation to senior management. Ongoing monitoring of project spend thereafter to ensure that benefits are captured & delivered.
• Run / collate daily and weekly business Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to form a KPI dashboard and distribute to senior management, driving ownership & continuous improvement.
• Business partner with the Head of Wing Assembly / Wing Systems & their team, supporting any ad hoc requests.
• Develop financial knowledge of non-financial managers within the business as appropriate.
• Assist in the development of finance reporting systems. Fully support and develop continuous improvement activities to ensure that improvements are captured, validate & reported.
• Ensuring adequate financial controls are in place and maintained acting as the conscience of the business ensuring that general controls and processes are adhered to at all times, in line with FRCA.
• Adhoc reporting & any other duties as required.

Profile

• Part-qualified Accountant
• Previous experience of working in a fast paced, PLC manufacturing environment (desirable, non-essential)
• Previous working experience of SAP (desirable, non-essential)
• Excellent standard of computer literacy, particularly in using spread sheets
• Experience of working to strict deadlines in a demanding and pressured environment.

Job Offer

For a strong candidate at part-qualified or finalist level, with relevant experience, this role could pay up to £35,000