Management Accountant - Adele Carr Recruitment : Job Details

Hours: 9am - 5pm and 2pm finish on Fridays

Location: Winsford

We're working with a fantastic manufacturing business in Winsford that's looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join their finance team. This is a great opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Summary and purpose of position:­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­To provide full operational support to the Head of Finance and the Finance Department by carrying out duties as required ensuring achievement of the Department/Company functions, objectives and deadlines. Also acting as deputy in the absence of the Head of Finance, supporting the senior management team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the preparation of the Monthly Management Accounts.
• Manage the credit control function - responsible for the reconciliation of Customer accounts, chasing and allocation of cash payments, resolving issues with overdue invoices and liaising with the Quality/Sales/Logistics Departments to resolve debit note queries.
• Prepare and process monthly journals including for stock, depreciation, loan interest, prepayments, accruals, maintenance spares and tooling.
• Control the general ledger, through housekeeping and month end reconciliations.
• Assist with developing cost centre reporting in partnership with operational departments.
• Assist with the preparation of cash flow forecasts.
• Assist with the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
• Assist with updating and developing the product costing system
• Assist with the year end close and provision of information to external auditors
• Assist in new projects and system implementations.

Person Specification - Competencies, skill and experience:

• AAT level 4 or above required, ideally working towards a professional qualification (CIMA/ACCA)
• Excellent organisational skills & attention to detail
• Computer literate - must have advanced Excel skills
• Quality driven / orientated
• Able to work on own initiative & as part of a team