DPD UK
Senior Management Accountant - Fixed Term Contract
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Contract: Fixed Term until 30th November 2027 - 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: Circa £54,500 per annum, plus bonus
Location: DPD Smethwick, Roebuck Lane, Smethwick, B66 1BY
Days of Work: Monday to Friday
Hours of Work: 09:00 - 17:30
DPD is one of Europe's leading parcel delivery networks, and aims to be the most sustainable delivery company in the UK, with a turnover of over £2 billion. We also deliver the best service, use the best technology and recruit and retain the best people in the industry.
Job Description
Our Senior Finance Manager is looking to recruit an outstanding Senior Management Accountant to join their high performing team based in Smethwick. Your primary responsibilities will be to ensure that all Group Financial Reporting and Sustainable Development reporting are completed on time, and to an exceptional standard.
Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility
- Preparation of timely and accurate monthly financial reporting to Geopost SA, via the group consolidation package SAP BFC.
- Preparation of monthly report providing insight into the financial result and key KPI’s.
- Support the SFM in the annual budget process, ensuring forecasts and budgets are submitted to group accurately and on time.
- Monthly reporting on customer gains and losses.
- Calculate and submit carbon emissions into the Group reporting system.
- Prepare reports on carbon emissions, to track improvements and progress of sustainability projects.
- Preparation of weekly and monthly Management Accounts for the Sales overheads function.
- Carry out such duties as may be reasonably requested by the Company.
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About You
Ideally you will be a commercially astute and fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with at least 12 months post qualification practical experience. We would also expect you to hold a minimum of a 2:1 degree in any discipline and Grade C or above GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
You will have a right first time mentality and a solid grasp of management accounting principles/ practices. Strong financial awareness, experience of group reporting, and the ability to monitor your performance against deadlines and milestones is critical.
You’ll also be able to evidence:
- Proven experience of operating at a senior management accountant or equivalent level role, coupled with the know-how and confidence to present clear and simple results.
- Outstanding analytical skills and attention to detail: able to analyse numerical data, verbal data and all other sources of information quickly and effectively.
- Have good planning and organisational skills, and the ability to meet multiple deadlines.
- Advanced Excel plus a good knowledge of reporting tools.
- First rate communication and interpersonal skills,
- Demonstrate the core DPD DNA values of Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability.
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Additional Information
About our benefits:
We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…
- Holiday trading
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package
- Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
- Free onsite car parking for all employees
- Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
- Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
- For employees who regularly use a screen as part of their job we offer free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses
Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.
If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you! Apply today.
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