AJ Chambers ®
Management Accountant
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Management Accountant – Basildon – £45,000 – £55,000
A well-established and growing manufacturing and distribution business based in Basildon is looking to appoint a Management Accountant to join its finance team.
This is a hands-on role offering the opportunity to work closely with the Financial Controller and wider senior management team, providing accurate financial reporting and commercial insight across the business.
The role:
- Preparation of monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
- Full P&L and balance sheet analysis
- Month-end journals, accruals, and prepayments
- Balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of variances
- Monthly management reporting and commentary
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cash flow reporting and analysis
- Analysis of sales, gross margins, and overheads
- Stock and inventory reporting, including stock movements and valuation
- Product/customer profitability analysis
- Supporting year-end accounts and audit requirements
- Assisting with financial planning and business forecasting
- Providing financial insight to operational and commercial teams
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes, controls, and reporting
- Supporting the Financial Controller with ad hoc commercial analysis and projects
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About you:
- ACCA/CIMA/ACA part-qualified, finalist, or qualified – or equivalent practical experience
- Previous management accounting experience within a commercial business
- Manufacturing, distribution, engineering, logistics, or stock-based business experience would be advantageous
- Strong Excel skills and comfortable working with large data sets
- Experience with an ERP/accounting system
- Good understanding of stock, margins, and cost analysis
- Commercially minded with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail and able to work to tight month-end deadlines
- Someone who enjoys getting into the detail but can also step back and understand the wider commercial picture
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The package:
- £45,000 – £55,000 depending on experience and qualification
- Monday – Friday, office based in Basildon
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Pension
- Free parking
- Study support where applicable
- Opportunity to develop within a growing finance function
This could suit someone currently working as a Management Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant, or Finance Analyst who is ready to take on greater responsibility.
If you're based in or around Basildon, Southend, Brentwood, Billericay, Wickford, or Thurrock and open to a confidential conversation, please get in touch.
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