City Group Recruitment
Management Accountant Hybrid
Job Location
Thorney, United Kingdom
Job Description
Management Accountant
Location: Hybrid Working. Split between working from home and our clients office in Peterborough. (Occasional travel to our clients sites in Greenwich and Ashford will also be required - estimated once a month to each)
Hours / Days: Monday to Friday (Apply online only)
Job type: Full Time Permanent
Salary: up to £50,000 dependent on experience
About our Client:
Our esteemed client is a significant company in the Facilities Management world and are built up of a number of operating companies who are specialists in either their service line and/or geographic location across the UK.
About the Role:
The Management Accountant is a critical role reporting into the Finance Director. As the Management Accountant, you will manage and direct all company finances and will be accountable for delivering robust financial control and reporting, facilitating the Board and Management with insight-driven decision making.
We are looking for a finance professional with strong business and financial acumen and demonstrated capabilities to work collaboratively with others and experienced in working in a complex and fast paced environment. In addition, the individual will be expected to have strong interpersonal and influence skills as they will be expected to both partner with and challenge the business leaders.
You will be the person who understands the importance of and what it takes to deliver accurate and timely information. We are looking for an adaptable Management Accountant, with a strength of presence to lead, engage and inspire a team working remotely and across a wide geographic region. You will be comfortable dealing with detail as well as the big picture.
You will be working closely with the Operational teams to not only help drive the performance of the business and to help maximise profitability by increasing revenue and keeping cost down.
Key Responsibilities:
* Producing the monthly management accounts and Board reporting pack, aiming to constantly drive down reporting timelines
* Ensuring processes and controls in place for accurate sales and purchase invoicing
* Robust monthly balance sheet controls and review
* Submission of Quarterly VAT Return
* Cash flow forecasting and daily cash flow management
* Help oversee the transactional finance team and aid in any queries on invoicing
* Lead on making sure all the monthly customer invoicing is completed in a timely manner and to a high degree of accuracy
* Developing detailed management information to track performance of business across different products, regions and customer profitability
* Work with IT and operations to ensure data feeds into finance systems provide timely and accurate information throughout
* Working with Operations to make sure the most cost-effective resource is used on sites, be it internal staff or sub-contracted labour and if so which supplier of it
* Looking for opportunities to continuously help improve the systems and controls across the business
* Being able to step in and help out with the transactional postings while members of the team are on leave
The Individual:
* Must hold an appropriate professional finance qualification for the role (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or be part-qualified and able to demonstrate very significant experience
* Experience in a similar role within the Facilities Management sphere is desirable
* Experience within a business utilising hourly paid operatives is desirable
* High sense of urgency and ability to juggle multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines
* A natural problem-solver who can make critical recommendations at pace, whilst embedding financial principles and controls within a high-pressured role.
* Financially astute, articulate, technically strong, dynamic, and influential leaders.
* Self-driven individuals constantly striving to improve solutions by working collaboratively striving for excellence and innovation in the pursuit of business growth and success.
* English written and verbal skills
* Proficient within MS products
* Superior attention to detail
* Strong Analytical skills; critical thinking skills; problem-solving skills
Our client can offer you a challenging and exciting career in a large organisation with people at its heart. The company has an open culture with opportunities to develop, grow and make a difference, for everyone. Their employees share their values and a common passion for people, collaboration, and service excellence; an ethos which is embedded into their culture.
This role will require ad-hoc travel into various offices around the UK.
The company is committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from candidates irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, marital status, religious belief, sexual orientation, disability, or age
Location: Thorney, GB
Posted Date: 11/27/2024
Location: Hybrid Working. Split between working from home and our clients office in Peterborough. (Occasional travel to our clients sites in Greenwich and Ashford will also be required - estimated once a month to each)
Hours / Days: Monday to Friday (Apply online only)
Job type: Full Time Permanent
Salary: up to £50,000 dependent on experience
About our Client:
Our esteemed client is a significant company in the Facilities Management world and are built up of a number of operating companies who are specialists in either their service line and/or geographic location across the UK.
About the Role:
The Management Accountant is a critical role reporting into the Finance Director. As the Management Accountant, you will manage and direct all company finances and will be accountable for delivering robust financial control and reporting, facilitating the Board and Management with insight-driven decision making.
We are looking for a finance professional with strong business and financial acumen and demonstrated capabilities to work collaboratively with others and experienced in working in a complex and fast paced environment. In addition, the individual will be expected to have strong interpersonal and influence skills as they will be expected to both partner with and challenge the business leaders.
You will be the person who understands the importance of and what it takes to deliver accurate and timely information. We are looking for an adaptable Management Accountant, with a strength of presence to lead, engage and inspire a team working remotely and across a wide geographic region. You will be comfortable dealing with detail as well as the big picture.
You will be working closely with the Operational teams to not only help drive the performance of the business and to help maximise profitability by increasing revenue and keeping cost down.
Key Responsibilities:
* Producing the monthly management accounts and Board reporting pack, aiming to constantly drive down reporting timelines
* Ensuring processes and controls in place for accurate sales and purchase invoicing
* Robust monthly balance sheet controls and review
* Submission of Quarterly VAT Return
* Cash flow forecasting and daily cash flow management
* Help oversee the transactional finance team and aid in any queries on invoicing
* Lead on making sure all the monthly customer invoicing is completed in a timely manner and to a high degree of accuracy
* Developing detailed management information to track performance of business across different products, regions and customer profitability
* Work with IT and operations to ensure data feeds into finance systems provide timely and accurate information throughout
* Working with Operations to make sure the most cost-effective resource is used on sites, be it internal staff or sub-contracted labour and if so which supplier of it
* Looking for opportunities to continuously help improve the systems and controls across the business
* Being able to step in and help out with the transactional postings while members of the team are on leave
The Individual:
* Must hold an appropriate professional finance qualification for the role (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or be part-qualified and able to demonstrate very significant experience
* Experience in a similar role within the Facilities Management sphere is desirable
* Experience within a business utilising hourly paid operatives is desirable
* High sense of urgency and ability to juggle multiple assignments and meet tight deadlines
* A natural problem-solver who can make critical recommendations at pace, whilst embedding financial principles and controls within a high-pressured role.
* Financially astute, articulate, technically strong, dynamic, and influential leaders.
* Self-driven individuals constantly striving to improve solutions by working collaboratively striving for excellence and innovation in the pursuit of business growth and success.
* English written and verbal skills
* Proficient within MS products
* Superior attention to detail
* Strong Analytical skills; critical thinking skills; problem-solving skills
Our client can offer you a challenging and exciting career in a large organisation with people at its heart. The company has an open culture with opportunities to develop, grow and make a difference, for everyone. Their employees share their values and a common passion for people, collaboration, and service excellence; an ethos which is embedded into their culture.
This role will require ad-hoc travel into various offices around the UK.
The company is committed to equal opportunities. We welcome applications from candidates irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, marital status, religious belief, sexual orientation, disability, or age
Location: Thorney, GB
Posted Date: 11/27/2024
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