Management Accountant

Sinclair Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join their Accounts team. The successful candidate will manage financial information, assist with budgets, and support a team of finance staff. Key requirements include being a qualified accountant with strong analytical capabilities and team management experience. This role offers numerous benefits, including generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Birthday day off

Contributory Pension Scheme

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay

Job-specific training

Staff discounted parts and servicing

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting.
• Strong understanding of financial regulation and legislation.
• Experience managing and motivating team members.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse financial information for decision-making.
• Manage accounts assistants and provide performance feedback.
• Produce financial statements, budgets, and forecasts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Commercial acumen

Time-management skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to join our Accounts team at the Sinclair Group based in our newly built, state‑of‑the‑art showroom in Swansea. You will be part of a team of 7 Finance staff covering 6 JLR sites, with occasional travel to other sites; a company car from the Land Rover range is provided.

Responsibilities

• A Management Accountant prepares, develops and analyses financial information to allow the organisation to make well‑informed decisions to ensure future stability, profitability and growth.
• Establishes and maintains financial policies and management information systems and informs management colleagues on all aspects of company finance.
• Looks ahead, analysing business performance, advising on how to pre–empt problems and adapt to changing circumstances and developments.
• Improves value in all areas of the business by managing and reducing operational and production costs and implementing the most effective strategies.
• Produces financial statements including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentaries.
• Assists in the production of the annual budget and periodic forecasting.
• Provides management reporting for decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post‑implementation analysis.
• Conducts ongoing review of cash flow and production forecasts.
• Produces annual statutory accounts in management format.
• Calculates, presents and pays VAT.
• Manages capital expenditure.
• Reports on company assets and liabilities, including balance sheet account reconciliations and review of intangible assets.
• Ensures compliance with all financial regulations.
• Manages accounts assistants, providing day‑to‑day communication, motivation, succession planning and performance management.
• Carries out continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost‑effective operations.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 3 years’ experience.
• Proven technical ability with analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding of financial regulation and legislation.
• Familiarity with modern management information systems.
• Ability to manage, delegate, motivate, monitor and control a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non‑financial management.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Highly motivated, detail oriented and accurate, competent with Word and Excel, and highly organised with strong time‑management skills.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service.
• Birthday day off.
• Contributory Pension Scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption payment.
• Job‑Specific training.
• Staff discounted parts and servicing plus a free MOT every year.
• Recognition of length of service at 5, 10, 20, 30 & 40 years anniversary.
• Life Assurance (death in service benefit).
• Staff Car Scheme.
• Colleague Referral Scheme / Customer Referral Schemes.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance programme with access to a 24/7 helpline and designated Mental Health First Aiders.
• Sinclair Foundation – a charitable foundation designed to support members or their close families who find they need financial support at times of ill‑health.
• Development opportunities within the Sinclair Group (available after a suitable qualifying period).