Management Accountant

This Management Accountant role is based with a leading FMCG company out of Newmarket with a great reputation in offering progression and commercially focused finance positions

Client Details

My Leading FMCG client are based in the Newmarket area and have a stellar reputation for employee satisfaction due to offering great progression and professional development opportunities. This Management Accountant position will be reporting to European Financial Controller and be responsible for the production of monthly/yearly accounts working as part of the commercial finance team

Description

Management Accountant duties and responsibilities;

• Delivery of the monthly close as well as year-end to tight deadlines.
• Business partnering with both internal and external parties and ensure good business-like relationships are maintained, including auditors and tax authorities
• Production of timely management reporting packs with P&L analysis, comparison of forecasts/budgets with actuals and analysis of variances
• Preparation and posting of journals to close month end to deadlines.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close process and management reporting packs
• Support in the interim audit and financial audit and in the preparation of external statutory financial reporting
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliation on a monthly basis, particular attention to key accounts with high volume of statutory importance e.g. - payroll accounts. Ensuring items are resolved timely and escalated appropriately as required
• Review and prepare payroll journals processed by outsourced company
• Payment runs and ad hoc payments
• All relevant returns including VAT and Government Surveys
• Fixed Asset register management and reporting
• Maintenance and reporting of IC accounts
• Challenge existing practices, suggest improvement where necessary and implement
• Ad hoc projects

Profile

Management Accountant experience and characteristics;

• Finalist/ Part Qualified (CIMA/ACCA/IACEW)
• Experience ina multi currency and complex organisation would be beneficial but not essential
• AAT qualified or a university degree
• Ability to meet deadlines and multi task under pressure,
• Attention to details,
• Experience of working in multi- entity environment
• Experience of working in a similar finance function;
• Strong reconciliation, mathematical and organisational skills
• communication skills; and interpersonal skills;
• Microsoft Navision or similar accounting system

Job Offer

Excellent flexible benefits with study support and great progression prospects in a fun environment based in Newmarket with a supportive management team and a commercial focused role