Senior Management Accountant - Fisher German LLP : Job Details

The Team & Focus of the Role

At Fisher German our customers and clients are at the heart of what we do. We have long standing relationships with many of our clients through the generations (some up to 80+ years). This is due to the trust they have in us to deliver what we say we will, on time. We are a multi-disciplinary surveying consultancy with a history to be proud of.

We’re looking for a Senior Management Accountant to join the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team based in our Head Office.

This role will suit you if you have experience within a management accounting function in a highly dynamic environment, you are a strong team player and are driven by a high attention to detail. The core purpose of this role is to provide management accounting support to colleagues within Fisher German.

This is a full-time, permanent role and will be based at our Head Office in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. We also operate a Hybrid Working Policy.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service.
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Producing relevant and accurate management reporting for the firm month- and year-end.
• Providing support to business Divisions with financial analysis and helping to understand its financial performance.
• Direct involvement in producing the 5-year plans, annual budgets and monthly forecasts.
• Manage delivery of the FP&A projects as required.
• Direct involvement in implementation of the finance dashboards in PowerBI.
• Direct involvement in implementation and development of the financial planning software Vena.
• Direct line management responsibilities if required.
• Ad hoc reports and tasks as required.

The successful candidate will have...

• Proven track record in management accountant’s role is essential.
• Be comfortable manipulating a large volume of data.
• Ability to manage large workloads effectively and efficiently in a highly dynamic environment.
• Very strong attention to detail.
• The ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders at various levels across the business.
• The ability to translate financial jargon into terms non-finance colleagues will understand.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, specifically pivot tables, formulas, v- h- x-lookups, sumifs, sumproduct, etc.
• CIMA qualified or actively studying for a professional qualification is essential.
• People management experience is desirable but not essential.
• Financial modelling experience is desirable.

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 12-property market sectors; agriculture, commercial, education, green energy & sustainability, healthcare, minerals & waste, public sector, residential, rural, telecoms, third sector and utilities and infrastructure.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.