Management Accountant - (Operational Controller) Location - Castleford (Hybrid working) Salary - Competitive Benefits PTSG have been keeping people and buildings safe since 2007 with over 2,400 employees over 47 operational bases across the UK. PE backed with the owners still heavily involved and an entrepreneurial backbone that enables the business to move fast and react to clients and legislative changing needs. Values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Through investment and acquisitions, PTSG continues to grow, improve, and revolutionise the construction and Facilities Management industry. The Management Accountant / Operational Controller has responsibility for the accurate and timely accounting of operational transactions for a number of Testing businesses within PTSG. This is a crucial finance role that will be part of the Group Finance team, working with senior operational staff and reporting to the Senior Operational Controller – Testing. The role will primarily focus on ensuring accurate reporting of revenue, accrued income, materials, inventory and related direct costs to ensure that Gross Margin is accurately recorded in line with relevant accounting standards. Some businesses also in addition to Testing carry out remedial work and smaller project type work and therefore a basic understanding of Project Accounting is advantageous. Detailed financial analysis and reports will be produced on the profitability of each business. Key Accountabilities: • Periodic accounting: to ensure income and costs recognised in accordance with accounting standards and ensure accrued / deferred income and costs captured correctly. • Management Accounts: support on ensuring accurate reporting in management accounts including analysis and commentary of the financial result each period. • Business Partnering: Work with and support Operational Teams in ensuring accurate business reporting and good operational/cost control. Involves reporting of financials to Operational teams. • Revenue recognition: ensure that all revenue recognised is in line with relevant accounting standards and local group policies. • Materials and direct costs: ensure all materials are booked in and out of inventory accurately and on a timely basis to ensure accurate costs on a project by project basis. Direct costs should be allocated to specific projects as well as being reviewed overall to ensure effective cost control. • Balance sheet: Preparation of relevant balance sheets, including reconciliations and supporting documentation ensuring robust support is in place for each balance and reconciling items are cleared on a timely basis • External audit: Support on the external audit by ensuring robust reconciliations and support is in place for areas, such as revenue recognition, accrued/deferred income/costs, stock counts and relevant accruals and prepayments. • Projects: As part of the wider Finance management team participate in or lead business projects i.e. strategic planning, acquisitions and integration, new system implementations etc. Person Profile (Qualifications, Knowledge, Skill and Experience): • Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) • Good knowledge of accounting principles and their appropriate application • Project/construction accounting experience is advantageous • Strong business partnering skills with the ability to engage with and challenge operational staff • Highly credible and able to quickly build effective working relationships • Analytical, accurate and detailed • Pragmatic and flexible in approach • Self-starter and able to work autonomously • Strong time management and the ability to prioritise • System orientated with excellent IT skills (PTSG is a Sage Accounting environment and the individual must have an advanced Excel capability) • Experience of working with operational and financial systems, in particular linking of these to ensure complete and accurate financial reporting What you get: Competitive salary Generous holiday entitlement (25 days Bank holidays) Personal development and career progression Hybrid working Vivup Discounts (Gym memberships, holidays, insurance, mobile phone contracts, weekly shopping, electrical goods and much more) Equal Opportunities in Practice We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.