Management Accountant NEW
An established company in Ebbw Vale are recruiting for a Management Accountant on a permanent basis. The company forms part of an international group and individually has a history of growth with expansion plans for the future.
Reporting the to Finance Director, the Management Accountant will form part of a high performing team. This role has both transactional and strategic duties which means there is variety and exposure to important activities.
Management Accountant duties
- Post period-end journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation, payroll journals and any manual adjustments required to ensure the trial balance accurately reflects the trading activity of the period.
- Support with the monthly management accounts pack to the agreed timetable, conducting detailed investigations of discrepancies between actual & forecast, standard and budget.
- Reconcile key balance sheet accounts including accruals and prepayments ledgers, fixed asset additions, bank accounts and any intercompany balances.
- Support with physical month end stock count and reconciliations ensuring inventory accuracy and proper valuation of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods.
- Contribute to the preparation of the annual budget and to subsequent rolling and quarterly reforecast cycles. Produce budget-versus-actual variance analysis and provide clear written explanation of significant variances.
- Prepare, reconcile and submit quarterly VAT submissions to HMRC.
- Own and maintain the reconciliation of assigned balance sheet categories, ensuring that all material items are reconciled to supporting documentation at each month-end and that any unreconciled items are escalated promptly.
- Liaise with the purchase ledger and credit control teams to ensure that supplier invoices are processed and allocated accurately and that cash receipts are allocated to the correct debtor accounts before the month-end close.
- Identify and propose improvements to the management accounts preparation process, the close schedule and the financial analysis tools that reduce the time taken to close and improve the quality and usability of the management accounts output.
An opportunity that offers variety and the ability to make an impact with an established company.
As well as the salary there are 24 days annual leave, pension and study support opportunities.
One day per week working from home is available. There is a flexible working approach in terms of start and finish time.
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Bowen Eldridge Recruitment is acting as a Finance Recruitment agency to appoint this role on behalf of a client.