Job Title: Management Accountant
Reporting to: Financial Controller - UK & Norway
Nature of the Position: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeenshire
Role Overview:
Job holder is responsible for the management accounting for the assigned entities through the provision of financial and operational reporting, guidance and a sound system of internal control.
Key Responsibilities:
* Ensuring the provision of high quality financial and management information and reports that allow for improved decision-making and performance tracking, and which comply with local, Group and statutory reporting needs and accounting policies
* Preparation and submission of forecasts, management accounts and narrative for assigned business entities, for review by the Financial Controller, to tight deadlines
* Preparation and submission of the quarterly forecast and annual budget submission
* Responsible for the integrity of the entities nominal ledger
* Cash management, reporting and forecasting for entities assigned
* Assisting in completion of corporation tax packs which are submitted to the Group Tax Department
* Completing quarterly/bi-monthly VAT return
* Enhancing management information to reflect changing needs of management and to drive the business forward
* Reconciling and reporting of intercompany balances
* Reconciling Fixed assets including the preparation of capital sanctions for Senior Management
* Preparing Statutory accounts
* Assisting in improving, developing and monitoring controls
* Producing and/or analysing detailed product costing and margin analysis within entities
* Calculation and setting of cost rates, labour analysis
* Analysing, monitoring and controlling of R&D spend (when applicable)
* Continual improvement of current accounting system to support the finance function
* Providing cover and supporting the department as and when needed, e.g. assisting with the completion month end duties for team members.
* Analysing and reporting on trend, variances and performance issues.
* Reporting information to both local management and PLC group as required
Qualifications/Skills and Experience:
Essential:
* Qualified Accountant or willingness to work towards a Professional Accountancy qualification
* Educated to degree level in relevant subject area (e.g. Accountancy)
* Demonstrating continuing professional development relevant to the accounting qualification and the role
* Proven post qualifying experience and demonstrable experience in a similar role
* Experience of working in a similar role (preferred) or other relevant working experience
* Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel
* Highly proficient in spoken and written English
Desirable:
* Knowledge and experience of an ERP system, ideally Microsoft D365
* Full Driving Licence
Personal Qualities
* Excellent communication (both written and oral), influencing and interpersonal skills
* High degree of commercial acumen
* Highly professional conduct
* High level of accuracy and strong organisation skills
* Ability to prioritise workload
* Systematic and methodical approach to problem solving
* Ability to challenge
* Enthusiastic
* Ambitious
Closing Date: 14 November 2024
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
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