Management Accountant

Artifex Interior Systems; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interior systems company in Birmingham is seeking a Management Accountant to support financial operations, including cost control and plant reporting. The role requires automotive industry experience and part qualifications in CIMA or ACCA. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team, working 5 days on-site each week with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holiday pay

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrable accounting experience preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of liaising with external auditors.
• Highly flexible and adaptable with the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Support finance team to ensure close is performed within deadlines.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity and produce reconciliations.
• Support weekly cashflow reporting and forecast preparation.

Skills

Automotive experience

Strong interpersonal skills

System21 ERP experience

High standard of Excel skills

Education

Part qualified accountant CIMA/ACCA

Job description

Artifex Interior Systems is pleased to confirm the below opportunity within our business:

Management Accountant

Main purpose of the job

Responsible for supporting the Plant Financial Manager in controlling plant costs and internal controls, ensuring that all plant statutory reporting requirements are met.

Main missions and results

• Support the finance team to ensure the close is performed within the corporate deadlines with quality analysis to support and explain deviations from budget and forecast. Key responsibilities include; prepare journals for overhead accruals and prepayments, process intercompany journals, analyse fixed assets and prepare depreciation journal, analyse and review overheads.
• Ensure balance sheet integrity producing best in class balance sheet reconciliations in line with corporate deadlines.
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register ensuring additions and disposal are processed appropriately.
• Support weekly cashflow reporting; actualisation of latest week and future forecast.
• Support Operations / HR reconciliation of site overtime.
• Support preparation of forecast data.
• Liaise with AP and AR teams assisting with any queries to maintain clean ledgers. Monitor overdues and GRNI balances.
• Regularly review open PO's with departmental managers.
• Work closely with the Quality department analysing and tracking warranty and quality debit notes and containment costs when applicable.
• Work closely with the Supply Chain department to analyse freight costs and accruals.
• Support ad hoc analysis and project activity.
• Ensure that all health and safety policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Automotive experience.
• Part qualified accountant CIMA/ACCA.
• Demonstrable accounting experience preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of liaising with external auditors.
• Confident with strong interpersonal, influencing and communication skills.
• Hands-on approach.
• Highly flexible and adaptable with the ability to work as an individual or as part of a team and to work on their own initiative when required.
• System21 ERP experience
• High standard of Excel skills

What you'll get

You will receive a competitive salary plus holiday pay.

Working hours are 37.5 per week on days, with an early finish on Fridays. Training will be given to the right candidate with the opportunity to join an expanding site within our organisation. Please note that this position requires the successful candidate to work 5 days on-site in the office each week.

Artifex is an equal opportunities employer and committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. Our aim is that our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination. We are committed to creating an environment in which individual differences and the contributions of all our staff are recognised.