Job Description:

Job Title: Management Accountant

Job Location: Dungannon

Working hours: 39 ¾ hours

• Monday – Thursday 8.00am – 5.00pm
• Friday 8.00am – 2.15pm

Reporting to the Financial Controller you will be responsible for all areas of Cost Accounting.

Required Education & Experience

• A third level qualification, preferably in Accounts (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• Previous experience working within Cost Accountancy of a Manufacturing Environment
• Strong knowledge of account systems and proficiency in Excel and MS Word
• Auditing and internal control experience
• Experience with Oracle desirable.

The ideal candidate will be results-focused, energetic, and committed, with the ability to work overtime, prioritise tasks, and perform effectively under pressure within a fast-paced business environment meeting tight deadlines.

• Confidence in delivering presentations
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The role also requires flexibility and a willingness to cross-train with colleagues in a dynamic finance team environment.

Skills & Competencies

• Functional knowledge of general accounting processes and UK/US GAAP
• Understanding of internal control elements
• Flexibility in adopting new ideas and approaches
• Strong problem solving and resolution skills
• Clear and effective written and oral communication
• High level of organisation
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills and attitude
• Unquestionable ethics and integrity, with transparency and trust

Responsibilities

• Maintain and cost machines – materials, labour and overhead setting of annual standard costs
• Review of machine margins
• Management of inventories – absorptions/obsolete etc. Inventory control, including cycle counting and physical inventory counts, reviewing variances, preparing cycle count KPIs, and attending cycle counts as a financial auditor.
• PPV – Monitor raw materials prices paid –v- standards
• Controlling and reporting factory overheads, efficiency.
• Participation in annual Budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts.
• Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities
• Prepare month-end financial information to achieve the 4-day close, including preparing and posting journals and entering all financial data into the Corporate reporting database.
• Prepare and submit all monthly and quarterly management accounts, corporate narratives, and operating analysis in accordance with the Corporate reporting calendar.
• Assist in preparing quarterly forecasts and annual budgets, supporting and mentoring department managers with their budget costs as needed.
• Participate actively in internal SOX self-testing, review internal procedures, and assist in both internal and external audits, including reviewing working papers for completeness.
• Review and suggest improvements to internal business intelligence to support management decision-making.
• Provide KPI information required by both department and corporate management.
• Support the Financial Controller as needed in all aspects of financial management.
• Prepare all month-end control account reconciliations.
• Participate in financial gate reviews for NPPD to gain product knowledge, and prepare grant claims for R&D, gathering cost information and liaising with external providers where necessary.
• Prepare and sign off on weekly payroll submissions, review and sign off on subcontractor payments, and provide management reports on overtime and efficiencies as needed.
• Attend meetings requiring financial input and deputise for the Financial Controller as needed.