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Management Accountant
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Management Accountant
up to £55k
Maidstone area / Kent
Must be CIMA or ACCA Finalist
Onsite Parking
Hybrid / 4 days in the office
I am recruiting for an absolutely fantastic role, suitable for a Management Accountant that is looking to step into a Junior Finance Manager role. This role is reporting to the Head of Finance and supervising a team of 5 (AR/AP). The role will suit someone who is looking to gain exposure, be offered the opportunity to develop professionally and personally.
This is a fast-paced environment which can be pressured at times, so therefore we need someone who is highly organised, has an excellent work ethic, self-sufficient and the willingness and drive to learn and grow. You will be solutions-focused and someone who can comfortably work off their own initiative.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily financial operations, overseeing AP & AR functions
- Holding monthly ledger review meetings
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes
- Preparing and posting of standard monthly journals and recurring journals for prepayments and accruals
- Support Financial Accountant in cash flow forecasting
- Standard costs/sales & margin analysis
- Customer analysis and profitability
- Maintenance of reporting ensuring validity/accuracy with IT
- Assistance in creation of MI Pack & Board pack
- Facilitate and assist Production and IT with Standards update
- Assisting with audit queries
- Bank Payment authorisations
- Management of team of 3 direct reports, 2 indirect reports
- Bi-weekly, Monthly and annual ONS surveys
- Christmas Club management
- Stock valuation and analysis
- Expenses journal posting and reconciliation
- Working with departmental heads developing and maintaining financial reports
- Review all spreadsheets for improvements; efficiencies and accuracy (for example a new Purchase Index report, or the profitability report created recently)
- Responsibility for integration/understanding of the Accounts Function with Factory, IT, Marketing and Sales Office
- Development of our Product & Profitability reporting and other Financial Modelling
- Developing relationships with other departments and assisting with moving budget responsibility from HoF to individuals/departments
- Helping to Integrate Sage with other software possible ERP
- Responsibility with Financial Accountant for annual audit preparation and closure
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- CIMA or ACCA Finalist, or at least only having around 4 exams remaining
- Previous experience as a Management accountant doing prepayments, accruals, journal postings and familiar with Fixed assets register
- Able to work off your own initiative, whilst you will have support you do need to be someone who can 'find the solution' and be naturally inquisitive
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and sometimes pressured environment
- Previous supervisory experience is desirable as it would be a distinct advantage
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