Management Accountant
Salary Range
£38-44000
Location
Denbigh
Contract
Permanent
Job Ref:
HJ/0112
Job Description:
We are recruiting a Management Accountant for an established and growing business based at its head office in Denbigh.
This is a varied role within a small finance team, reporting into senior finance leadership and taking responsibility for management accounting and financial control across several group companies.
A key initial project will be bringing the accounting for a number of smaller group entities fully in-house. You will work with external accountants to establish accurate opening balances, fixed asset registers and supporting schedules, before taking ownership of the ongoing monthly accounting.
Alongside this, you will be involved in budgeting and forecasting, balance sheet control, cash flow forecasting and intercompany accounting, as well as supporting systems improvements, new sites and acquisitions.
This would suit an experienced Management Accountant who enjoys taking ownership of their work, investigating discrepancies and improving processes rather than simply following an established month-end routine.
Key responsibilities
Prepare monthly management accounts across allocated group companies, including P&L and balance sheet
Bring accounting for smaller group entities in-house and establish robust ongoing processes
Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments and depreciation
Own balance sheet reconciliations and investigate and resolve historical differences
Manage intercompany reconciliations across the group
Maintain fixed asset registers and capital expenditure records
Prepare and maintain budgets and forecasts
Monitor expenditure against budget and explain significant variances
Maintain cash flow forecasts for smaller group companies
Maintain debt, hire purchase and covenant schedules
Reconcile revenue and finance information between operational and accounting systems
Provide financial analysis and supporting schedules to senior finance colleagues and external advisers
Support year-end accounting and external queries
Contribute to finance systems improvements, automation and stronger financial controls
Support the financial integration of new sites and acquisitions
Take ownership of ad-hoc finance projects and see them through to completion
About you
We are looking for someone with strong practical management accounting experience who is comfortable working independently and taking ownership of their area.
AAT qualified, part-qualified, qualified by experience or qualified ACCA/CIMA. More important is your ability to produce reliable accounts, understand the balance sheet and investigate issues through to resolution.
You should have:
Strong month-end and management accounting experience
Good knowledge of journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
Experience of budgeting and forecasting
Strong Excel and accounting systems skills
A practical understanding of financial controls
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
The confidence to challenge discrepancies and inefficient processes
The ability to manage your own workload and meet deadlines
Clear and professional communication skills
Experience of multi-entity accounting, intercompany reconciliations, Sage 200/Sage 50, acquisitions or bringing accounting processes in-house would be particularly useful, although not essential.
This is a fully office-based position and cannot be undertaken remotely.
