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Job Description
Experienced Management Accountant Required
A hands-on role is available in a family-run business with operations in the UK and Ireland, employing 240 staff. The successful candidate will join the finance team, reporting to the Financial Controller, and be responsible for producing management accounts, preparing financial reports, and assisting with various finance duties.
Key Responsibilities:
- Producing monthly management accounts for review and consolidation
- Preparing and posting prepayment and accrual journals on Sage
- Assisting with monthly stock reconciliation and cost analysis vs budget
- Balance sheet reconciliations including intercompany balances
- Assisting the Financial Controller with ad hoc reporting and dealing with queries from the operations team
- Preparation of VAT returns (UK & Ireland), Intrastat, payroll returns, and CSO reporting
- Liaising with auditors
- Assisting the Financial Controller with ad hoc projects designed to improve internal controls
- Providing cover and answering queries for AP, AR, and Payroll
- Providing cover/back up for the Financial Controller as required
Requirements:
- IT proficiency – excellent knowledge of Microsoft, in particular Excel
- Working knowledge of Sage software is an advantage
- Relevant qualification – qualified accountant or an accountant who is qualified by experience to produce management accounts
- Strong clear communication skills, questioning and probing to ensure full understanding of all tasks and details
- Positive can-do attitude with the ability to multitask
- Excellent time management skills, organizing workload and priorities to ensure all tasks are completed within agreed timelines
- Team player - flexible with regards to business needs and month-end
- Deliver a high quality of work - strong attention to detail, taking care to ensure accuracy in reporting
- Must always show discretion with confidential/sensitive information