Management Accountant

Description:

Job Description

Management Accountant

Role: Management Accountant

Salary: £45,000-£50,000 dependant on experience

Location: Fleet, Hampshire

Job Type: Temp to Perm position

A Management Accountant is an integral position within the finance department. The key function of this role is to analyse financial, operational and commercial information and implement effective strategies to enhance overall business performance.

Combining both accounting and management skills, the Management Accountant has overall accountability for preparing, developing and applying findings from financial reports. Responsibilities include maintaining financial policies and management information systems, alongside establishing effective communication channels to inform management on all aspects of company finance.

Outlined below are several standard duties that this job role entails. Tailored job role and specific responsibilities that relate to your business will be included.

Management Accountant responsibilities:

The duties of a Management Accountant will include but are not limited to the following:

· Analyse financial, operational and commercial information to assist business profitability and growth

· Provide accurate and sound management reporting to assist with key decision making

· Produce month end and year end journals

· Prepare statutory and management accounts

· Contribute to annual budgeting and planning process

· Manage capital expenditure

· Produce financial statements including P&L accounts, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries

· Ensure compliance with all financial regulations

· Review accounting processes and practices and improve where necessary to ensure efficient financial operations and accuracy of all input information

· Accountability for cash flow and production of forecasts

· Review company assets and liabilities

· Prepare monthly reconciliations for all accounts

· Assessment of monthly expenses

· Calculation, presentation and payment of VAT

· Production of relevant commercial and operational analysis e.g., margins, pricing, costings

The Ideal candidate:

· Fully/Part qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA) with good Excel skills

· Thorough understanding of management information systems

· Exceptional interpersonal skills and able to successfully communicate with people at all levels, both financial and non-financial

· Highly competent, with solid commercial acumen, ideally with experience of Project Accounting

· Dynamic, committed, robust and experienced, ambitious, supportive and inspiring