Employer: Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Salary:
Date Added: 14/12/2023
Hays Senior Finance are exclusively partnering with a national PLC based in Gloucestershire, supporting them in the recruitment of a Senior Management Accountant to join their ambitious finance team.
The Role
Based in Gloucestershire 2 days a week, the position will focus on ensuring the company management accounts, budgets and other financial reports are produced in a timely and accurate manner. This is a key role within the UK finance team as you manage the monthly revenue reporting. You\’ll co-ordinate and supervise the month-end process and oversee junior accounting staff, as well as supporting the UK Financial Controller with monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting and other ad hoc tasks while also providing finance support to non-finance staff in the business
Responsibilities:
- Preparation of financial management information for a number of sites and entities within the Group.
- Analysis of financial and other data in order to make recommendations and implement methods for increasing a branch or entity’s efficiency and profitability.
- Provision of clear information on both upside and downside risks for a site or entity’s operation.
- Develop, manage and support management accountant direct report.
- Ownership of the preparation of financial MI from source data
- Analyse, challenge and interrogate stakeholders and systems to understand variances to expectations and emerging trends. Accurate and comprehensive balance sheet maintenance.
- Assist in the preparation of branch annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
- Assist regional finance teams and local operations in work in progress management, the production of cash forecasts and cash collection
What are we looking for:
We are looking for applicants who have achieved an accounting qualification (either ACCA / CIMA or equivalent or a Finalist). Candidates will ideally have experience of working in a similar role, and within large multi site organisation.
The successful candidate will be someone who:
- Can maintain effective working relationships remotely with finance and non-finance colleagues
- Ability to control and interrogate high volume data
- Has good communication skills and shows initiative;
- Has a methodical approach to work; Outstanding attention to detail
- Is able to work flexibly and efficiently in order to meet deadlines;
- Has a good knowledge of accounting standards, and can apply this knowledge to work situations;
- Has the ability to effectively line manage staff;
- Proficient in Excel and IT
- Inquisitive and tenacious nature
What you\’ll get in return
In return, you will be given the freedom to make a difference, you will have the option of flexible working and WFH 3 days a week, and you will work for a forward-thinking progressive company that encourages innovation.
What you need to do now
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Application Deadline: 25/01/2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Submitted Applications: 4