Finance Business Partner/Management Accountant
Location: Ross-on-Wye (onsite)
Salary: £35k-£55k + Quarterly Bonus Scheme
To operate as a key Finance figure and Business Partner for our Farming businesses. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will cover a broad scope of tasks including but not limited to; year-end and audit assistance, cashflow forecasting, budgeting, analysis, decision support, balance sheet control, statutory reporting, information gathering and utilisation.
Criteria:
* Ability to transfer and utilise technical accounting skills across several farming entities, applying a consistent and accurate approach.
* Can-do attitude, tackling challenges head-on whilst building relationships with operational staff members to identify and eliminate future problems.
* Working closely with the Financial Controller to develop future success strategies to guide the team to a sustainable future.
* Helping to ensure maintenance of accurate financial records throughout the year, maximising company cashflow and providing a high level of service provision to various internal and external stakeholders.
* Building relationships with and working closely with other departments within the Finance team and other key business heads.
* Ability and desire to absorb information and gain in-depth knowledge about the agriculture industry and apply this knowledge to the accounting function.
* Review current financial processes, systems and controls and make suggestions for improvements and efficiencies.
* Perform financial analysis at the request of the Financial Controller to help manage the business and to aid key business decisions.
* Proactively help manage costs throughout the year.
* Working with the other business accountants to proactively strive for best practice and company risk mitigation.
* Ability to adapt, understand and accurately utilise different financial systems and software packages.
* Pro-active approach to dealing with challenges in a positive manner.
* Desire to enhance in-house statutory reporting for both limited companies and partnerships, whilst liaising with external business Accountants.
* Strong communication skills, delivering effective messages verbally and written, to both financially and non-financially minded stakeholders.
Experience:
* Solid technical accounting knowledge qualified/part qualified ACA, CIMA, or ACCA or qualified by experience with significant knowledge of the business area for which you are responsible.
* Agriculture/farming background is desirable.
* Strong, up-to-date Microsoft Excel and IT skills.
Benefits:
* 31 Days Holiday incl. Bank Holidays
* Vitality Healthcare
* Quarterly Bonus Scheme
* Flexible Start/Finish time
#J-18808-Ljbffr