This is an opportunity to be involved in a critical stage of the business's development, with the introduction of systems and procedures coupled with the chance to be a part of a rapidly growing business who promote development and recognise talent.
This client is looking for an individual who has drive and ambition to develop and progress, while working closely with the Financial Controller and ultimately be responsible for producing monthly management accounts and providing financial analysis and support to operations, engineering, and R&D staff. You will be expected to identify, recommend, and implement improvements to systems, procedures, and controls.
As this is a new position within the business, there is room for duties to be adapted to suit an individual's skills and/or their aspirations as they grow.
Duties and responsibilities:
*Prepare monthly management accounts in line with agreed deadlines
*Review accruals and prepayments and post appropriate journals
*Review the balance sheet on a monthly basis and ensure reconciliations for control accounts are completed
*Review and report on variances against budget
*Assist department managers with the preparation and presentation of information to appraise potential capital investment opportunities
*Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and update forecasts as required and monthly cash flow forecasts
*Review performance against budgets and forecasts
*Liaise with Senior Managers regarding future plans to ensure these are reflected in all forecasts
*Prepare monthly cost reports for department managers and conduct reviews to ensure all variances are fully understood and explained
Person specification:
*AAT qualification or part qualification of CIMA or ACCA
*An intention to continue development to full CIMA/ACCA qualification
*Experience of working in an accounts environment
*Experience of working in a manufacturing environment would be preferable
*Good Excel skills including the use of complex formulas
*Analytical and problem-solving skills
*Good verbal and written communication skills
If you are interested in the above vacancy, or alternatively are only tentatively looking please do not hesitate to contact me completely confidentially in the first instance.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
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