Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £50,000 - £65,000
Our client is seeking a dynamic and skilled Management Accountant to join our Finance team. This role offers a unique blend of stakeholder engagement, commercial activity, and technical financial reporting. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing the transactional finance function, with a deep understanding of all areas within the finance remit, including P&L, balance sheet, and particularly, month-end reporting, AP, AR, banking, inventory, and net working capital management.
Transactional Finance: Oversee and manage the Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Customer Services, and Business Analysts processes, ensuring all transactions and payments are recorded accurately and promptly.
Month-End Reporting: Lead the preparation and submission of management accounts, ensuring compliance with both local and Group reporting systems.
Build and maintain strong working relationships with key internal stakeholders, including the UKI Leadership Team, to support their understanding of financial results and progress against budgets.
Data Accuracy: Identify and resolve data discrepancies between systems efficiently to maintain the integrity of financial reporting.
Financial Analysis: Provide insightful financial analysis and business analytics support to the commercial departments.
Maintain a strong working knowledge of all finance systems (SAP, Tagetik, SAC/Athena, IVT, Concur, Ariba, Salesforce) and utilise these tools to execute and retrieve critical financial reports.
Reconciliation & Reporting: Perform balance sheet reconciliations, reconcile departmental spend against budget, and produce monthly KPI reports.
Support & Backup: Act as an additional resource for the Finance or Customer Service functions as required, providing cover for other accounting functions during staff absences.
Qualified Accountant: CIMA or equivalent.
Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint, with a strong aptitude for Excel-based analysis and reporting.
Experience with SAP or other ERP systems is highly desirable.
A qualified accountant with a robust knowledge of finance systems and processes.
Stakeholder Management: Strong capability to manage and engage with stakeholders at all levels.
Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail, particularly in financial processes and systems.
Qualified Accountant: Proven expertise in accounting practices and financial management.
# Ability to produce well-presented, accurate, and timely financial reports.
# Advanced Excel Skills: Mastery in Excel with strong communication skills to present complex data clearly.
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