Management Accountant

Freight Personnel; Accrington; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

We are now recruiting for a Management Accountant reporting to the Finance & Controlling Manager. You will be a degree educated individual with experience of working in a finance role with extensive experience in financial systems.

You will be a highly focused individual, a team player, willing to take initiative, and able to prioritise your workload. You will have excellent written and spoken English, as well as being able to liaise with customers, colleagues in other departments, and external contacts such as suppliers. This is a hands-on role and will require the successful candidate to be involved in the detail of the business as well as understand the bigger picture and make sense of the numbers at the end of each month.

Outline of main duties and responsibilities:

1. Preparing accurate management accounts and ensuring they are prepared on a timely basis, in line with the agreed company timetable and to the highest governance and professional standards.
2. Posting of regular journals such as stock, wages, accruals, prepayments, etc.
3. Monitoring of aged debtors (liaising with credit control) and creditors on a weekly basis.
4. Preparing any ad hoc reports for external & internal purposes.
5. Invoicing customers and posting supplier invoices.
6. Reconciling supplier accounts.
7. Quarterly VAT returns.
8. Processing of staff expenses ensuring timely payment.
9. Creating payment batches for approval.
10. Covering the supervisor in their absence (bank reconciliations, payments, billing franchisees, going through the monthly task list).
11. Ad hoc tasks as required.

Qualities:

1. University Degree Undergraduate.
2. Keen attention to detail.
3. Experience of accounting systems.
4. Professional Excel skills.
5. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
6. Excellent personal organisational skills.
7. Ability to build relationships with all stakeholders.

Package and Benefits:

1. £40,000 - 45,000 depending on qualifications and prior experience, plus company bonus scheme.
2. 25 days annual leave.
3. Pension.
4. Full Time - Hybrid Working Pattern.