Assistant Management Accountant

dnata; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Assistant Management Accountant in Leyland, where you will play a key role in producing monthly management accounts and performing financial analysis. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to balance office work with remote responsibilities, contributing to the financial health of the business while enjoying a range of excellent benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Low-cost health care

Ongoing development opportunities

Cycle to work scheme

Free eye care tests

Casual dress code

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a financial role, ideally with a travel industry background.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively.
• Commercially astute with the ability to identify opportunities to improve profits.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
• Control spend and ensure accurate accounting in ledgers.
• Assist with annual budgets and statutory accounts preparation.

Skills

Analysis

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Self-Motivated

IT Skills

Education

Part-qualified (CIMA/ACCA) or equivalent by experience (QBE)

Tools

MS Excel

Accounting Packages (Sage)

Job description

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dnata Travel Group , part o f the Emirates Group, includes the brands of Gold Medal, Netflights , Travelbag and Travel Republic .

We are now recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to join us at our bright, modern office in Leyland (Lancashire).

In this role, you’ll be responsible for producing accurate monthly management accounts and supporting the delivery of detailed forecasts and monthly variance analysis. You’ll also prepare additional reports as required and support schedules for quarterly reporting and the year end audit.

This is a hybrid role, working 3 days each week at our Leyland office and 2 days remotely.

Job Accountabilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis and insightful commentary against budget, forecast and prior year
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations & clearance of any reconciling items, with risks and opportunities flagged
• Control internal and external spend and ensure it is appropriately accounted in the nominal ledgers
• Check all Purchase Orders raised for correct coding
• Analysis of monthly costs & investigation of variances to budget/forecast
• Assist with preparation of annual budgets & monthly and quarterly forecasts
• Support the production of the annual statutory accounts
• Assist in completion of inter-company invoicing and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support statutory audits
  
  

To be considered for this role, we need you to have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• Part-qualified (CIMA/ACCA) or part qualified by experience (QBE)
• Previous experience in a financial role, ideally with a travel industry background
• Good IT skills particularly MS Office (Excel to high standard of proficiency) and knowledge of accounting packages, ideally Sage
• Knowledge of accounting standards and financial control frameworks
• A strategic thinker, able to visualise opportunities and suggest improvements to business processes
• Proven ability to deliver high quality management information
• A numerate and analytical thinker, self-motivated and solution orientated
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Commercially astute with the ability to identify opportunities to improve profits and reduce costs
• Great attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills - comfortable with communicating at all levels
• Able to work in a team environment and autonomously
  
  

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Our bright, modern office in Leyland is just 10 minutes from junctions 28 & 29 of the M6. We have some fantastic benefits, making us a great place to work:

• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 28 days after 5 full years of service (+ bank holidays)
• Additional annual leave purchase scheme
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Low-cost health care for yo u and your family
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Ongoing development – we have an in-house People Development Team
• Travel discounts – we have a dedicated Staff Travel Team source the best deals for our people
• Industry/social events – including supplier events, office socials & parties and pop-up shops
• Cycle to work scheme
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition programme
• Belong programme - Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that play a crucial role in implementing our DEI strategy
• Volunteer days – one day’s paid leave each year to volunteer with a registered charity
• dnata4good – supporting the local communities we work, live and thrive in
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free eye care tests
• Free Taste Card membership– offering discounts on dining out, movies, attractions, takeaways and online shopping
• Casual dress code
• Free tea and coffee, subsidised on-site restaurant with free Wi-Fi and free car parking

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Airlines and Aviation

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