Group Management Accountant

Hays Accountancy and Finance; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning global supplier seeks a Group Management Accountant for their Gloucester head office. This role requires oversight of the month-end management accounts process across over 20 legal entities, leading a team, and ensuring process improvements. Ideal candidates will be ACCA/CIMA qualified with proven leadership experience and strong analytical skills.

Benefits

Up to 15% discretionary annual bonus scheme

Annual car allowance

Private medical cover

Enhanced pension contributions

Life insurance 4x annual salary

Access to online wellbeing programmes

Access to lifestyle benefits website

Qualifications

• Fully ACCA/CIMA qualified with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team.
• Experience of IFRS accounting.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of six Management Accountants/Business Partners.
• Reviewing month-end reporting and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Supporting the finance analyst with budget setting.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Advanced Excel skills

Strong communication skills

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Pegasus Opera

Microsoft Business Central

OLAP tool

Job description

The client

My long-term established client is an award-winning global supplier of insulation, passive fire protection, buoyancy, and cable protection systems. From design and build to installation and maintenance, their customers count on them to deliver best-in-class service advanced material products - off-the-shelf and bespoke - that perform in the world's most challenging environments.

The Vacancy

We are seeking an experienced Group Management Accountant to join their Finance team at their head office in Gloucester. This role is responsible for overseeing the month-end management accounts process across the entire group (consisting of over 20 legal entities) and working closely with the Group Financial Accountant.

Main duties will include:

• Leading a team of six Management Accountants/ Business Partners/ Financial Controllers.
• Reviewing and supporting the team with month-end reporting (including review and approval of journals) before ultimately presenting to the Head of Finance.
• Reviewing monthly balance sheet reconciliation.
• Support with input to the finance analyst with any changes for the quarterly reforecast and/or budget setting process.
• Reviewing existing processes and encouraging continuous improvement within the department.
• Supporting the treasury team with online approvals of bank payments.

Candidate requirements:

• Fully ACCA/CIMA qualified (or equivalent) with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team.
• Experience of IFRS accounting, in particularly IFRS15 and accounting for revenue based on long-term project accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong overall IT proficiency.
• Excellent analytical and numerical abilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the business.
• Motivated self-starter with a proactive approach and a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience with Pegasus Opera, Microsoft Business Central and OLAP tool is desirable.

Pay & benefits:

• Salary up to £70,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
• Up to 15% discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Annual car allowance
• Private medical cover
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Life insurance 4x annual salary
• Access to online wellbeing programmes
• Access to lifestyle benefits website

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