Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 48,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Kidderminster Worcestershire
- Date: 3 weeks ago
Description:
An excellent opportunity for a Qualified or Part qualified Management Accountant, with a strong bias towards Systems implementation, improvements and efficiencies. This is a key role in developing finance systems, support new projects and carry out management accounting duties for a couple of companies within the group.
This role offer genuine opportunities in advancing the use of integrated systems and Artificial Intelligence to streamline business processes for the next phase of growth. Initially onsite, full time, leading to hybrid after probation period
Main responsibilities: Including but not limited to:
* Support and lead elements of the implementation of new payroll and finance systems, as required, in team projects and initiatives.
* Help evolve the Group’s use of emerging Artificial Intelligence in payroll and accounting systems to reduce inefficient or repetitive tasks
* Help develop and maintain financial procedures for the businesses
* Oversee the preparation of regular sales / gross margin reports and the monthly management accounts for sign-off
* Ensure effective communication of business performance, investigating any unexpected results or adverse outcomes compared to budgets / forecasts or previous periods with FC and senior management.
* Provide Insightful analysis to assist in business decision making including customer or activity margin analysis.
* Lead role in the production of budget, forecasts, cash flows and statutory accounts
* Manage the process of monitoring systems and process compliance across the business, submitting returns to third parties including Governments and tax authorities (VAT etc.)
* Recommend improvements to the financial control systems (preventative and detective) operated by the Company. (Reviewing systems performance, identifying issues and managing new solutions/upgrades with the IT department. Designing and implementing internal system controls to provide quality assurance over financial data).
* Protect the assets of the business by ensuring the safeguards in place are effective, relevant and operating and the financial data provided to the business is quality assured.
* Understand and apply multi-currency discipline to transactions / reconciliations / reporting
* Monitor and control conformity across the business to our financial policies and procedures using your analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve these issues effectively and recommend adjustments to the Group's workflows and policies.
* Support the FC in monitoring and improving the treasury, forex management, profits and tax positions of the businesses
* Develop and support junior team members in improving their knowledge, attention to detail, technical skills, and qualifications.
Requirements:
* Good verbal and written communication skills
* Experience of multiple accounting or payroll packages such SAP, Exchequer and Abacus
* Advanced Excel skills & good Microsoft Office skills
* Qualified or almost qualified/studying towards a formal Accountancy Qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA preferred other professional accountancy qualifications may be considered subject to experience)