MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Job Purpose:

To analyse and report on key financial data both internally and externally on a timely basis whilst ensuring accuracy and relevancy at all times
To help develop systems across the business to ensure robust controls are in place.
To manage and develop the team
To add value to the business

Scope

All companies within the group and any associated ventures

Duties and Responsibilities

To lead, motivate, monitor, review and develop the performance of the Finance and Admin team as a whole and as individuals.

To ensure all information produced is accurate, well presented, fully explained and addresses the relevant issues.

To ensure the management accounts pack is comprehensive and informative.

To compile full sales analysis identifying market/distribution/product anomalies

To ensure that all financial systems accurately reflect the actual procedures and transactions of the business.

To actively identify any weaknesses in procedures and controls, provide a solution and implement it as soon as practicable, with particular emphasis on stock and the recording of production, so as to ensure accurate records are being maintained

To liaise with all departments to ensure any financial impact of their activities is being recorded accurately.

Provide financial and data analysis and support to other departments

To work closely with the team leaders within the department to ensure optimum staff deployment.

To monitor expenditure against budgets and to ensure all budget holders are held accountable.

To ensure the cash is managed so as to ensure maximum return.

To monitor material prices to ensure maximum margin.

To take a lead role as directed by the FC within any finance projects/systems development

To ensure the business achieves value for money across all goods & services.

To act as back-up for weekly payroll procedure and ensure all HMRC requirements are met.

To ensure that all financial controls are effective, are constantly reviewed and developed to ensure that they continue to meet their objectives.

To help grow the business and maintain the margins.

To provide cover for the Financial Controller during periods of absence

Skills / Attributes Required

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Strong knowledge of SAGE Accounting Systems (or similar).
Accurate, logical, ambitious and goal orientated
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Proactive approach to problem solving
Self starter
Team player/mentor/motivator
Experience in food/manufacturing/stock control/audit
A willingness to become involved in all aspects of the business

Person Specification

Three to Five years post qualification experience, minimum

Employment experience ideally in one or more of the following (or similar) areas:-
Manfacturing / Food Industry / Feed Industry / Pharmaceuticals
Ideally, experience of two or three distinct roles, or areas of responsibility, relevant to the post on offer