Management Accountant

Thomas Franks; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet discounts

Volunteer leave

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoptive

Cycle to work

Referral bonus

Career development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

23 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Thomas Franks is looking for an ambitious Management Accountant to join our finance team in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. The role provides exposure to transactional accounting as well as commercial and operational analysis, with a path toward professional qualification.

Ideal candidates are part-qualified or qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with at least five years' experience and strong Excel skills; Microsoft Business Central experience is a plus. Hybrid role with 38.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• At least 5 years relative experience in a finance role.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel; knowledge of Business Central desirable.

Responsibilities

• Processing accounting entries on client accounts.
• Reconciling accruals and deferrals.
• Analyzing variances and client performance; provide insights to Operations.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis for operations.
• Act as a primary contact for client finance teams.
• Raising and distributing sales invoices.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and overhead analysis.
• Assist with accounts payable and sales ledger as needed.
• Contribute to budgeting and financial planning.

Skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

PC literacy (MS Office)

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified or qualified)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 38000 - 40000
Hours: 38.5 per week

Our head offices based in the beautiful village of Hook Norton near Banbury. Here you will find our teams of finance, HR, purchasing, marketing & creative that support all of our locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking space available when visiting.

Thomas Franks is looking for an ambitious Management Accountant to join our dynamic team based in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. The role will suit somebody who has already started a career in finance and is looking to continue to develop and qualify. The role will provide exposure to transactional accounting as well as commercial and operational exposure.

Main responsibilities:

• Processing accounting entries on clients’ accounts
• Reconciling accruals and deferral accounts
• Analysing variances and performance of client accounts, drawing insight and discussing with Operations teams
• Supporting operations on financial analysis required on ad-hoc basis
• Acting as a direct point of contact for our clients finance teams
• Raising sales invoices and distributing to operations and client
• Management of client accounts
• Monthly Reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts
• Involvement in budget setting and analysis to support
• Cash and banking reconciliations
• Overhead analysis
• Supporting other areas of the finance department such as accounts payables and sales ledger
• Other ad-hoc duties to support team objectives

Key Personal Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to work on your own initiative and work well within a team
• To be able to engage effectively with others in a professional, unbiased and discreet manner
• Able to provide attention to detail, work under pressure, have excellent communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Personal attributes include reliability, honesty, loyalty and self-motivation
• A competent user of a PC - MS office i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ambition to develop and improve skills and knowledge
• Willingness to learn new skills and responsibilities

Qualifications and experience:

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• At least 5 years relative experience
• Ideal but not essential Microsoft Business Central experience
• Proficient in using Microsoft excel
• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
• 23 Days annual leave plus bank Holidays
• Hybrid role 3/2

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.