Management Accountant

TDV Dental Ltda.; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in waste management is seeking a Management Accountant in Cardiff. The role involves overseeing financial operations, preparing management accounts, and leading the finance team. Ideal candidates will possess strong accounting knowledge and experience in a similar role, with a focus on financial control and reporting.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE in a finance manager role.
• Experience in preparing budgets within a multi-disciplined conglomerate.

Responsibilities

• Ensure day-to-day finance operations run smoothly.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and board pack.
• Manage, develop, and lead the Finance team.

Skills

Strong technical accounting knowledge

Strong Excel skills

Process driven

Education

Fully Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA)

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Job Title: Management Accountant

Location: Cardiff

Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm

Salary: £45-£50 k

Reporting to: COO

The Company: Forward Waste Management

Forward Waste Management is a well-established, dynamic company providing innovative and value-added waste management services, primarily focused towards the manufacturing sector.

We deliver distinct innovation and environmental improvement for our customers by applying the recognized waste hierarchy of minimization, reuse, recycling and eliminating waste to landfill. Long term benefits are achieved through our professional proficiency in industrial waste management, expert knowledge of waste handling and processing systems and broad connections within the environmental arena.

Privately owned and established for over 20 years, Forward Waste Management comprises three trading divisions with a staff of over 50, achieving £11m revenue annually. Servicing an enviable client list of well-known blue-chip brands, we are a fast paced, service excellence led business innovating and investing to stay ahead of industry trends and competitors. The company currently manages a wide array of disciplines including sales, marketing, service delivery and contract management through a combination of in-house transport fleet and waste handling division.

Enviroquip, operates a sizeable waste equipment rental fleet being supported by integral workshop facilities equipped for a wide range of welding and fabrication, refurbishment and repair services, including waste compaction machinery manufacture from its facility based at Barry.

Further information on the company can be found on our website.

Job Purpose

• Ensuring the day-to-day operations of finance run smoothly, to ensure the results and balance sheet presented in the monthly management accounts represent a true and fair view of the Company position.
• Principal accountabilities:
• Maintain up to date accounting policies and procedures for the company to ensure accurate management information and a clean audit report.
• Particular emphasis on ensuring a strong financial control framework exists for monitoring and mitigating risks.
• Review of the monthly management accounts including a comparison against budget and providing commentary and variance analysis.
• Prepare the monthly board pack, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements.
• Preparation and review of the balance sheet reconciliation file and ensure supporting information is available for every balance.
• Posting of any journals required to the Sage system as required to produce the above mentioned management accounts.
• Review of all divisional management reporting, offering suggestions for improvements and cost savings
• Production of weekly cash flow forecasts
• Responsible for supplier payment approvals and cash collection of trade debtor balances
• Actively look for working capital management opportunities in line with working capital targets
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns and submission to HMRC
• Manage, develop and lead the Finance team (including supervision and development of 2 direct reports)
• Preparation of year-end financial statements in accordance with FRS102
• Preparation of audit information files and key contact for the auditors and tax advisors
• Assisting with the annual budget process and half yearly reforecasting
• Optimize full potential of Sage 200 accounting package in conjunction with bespoke waste management software (ISYS).
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Strong technical accounting knowledge
• Fully Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA), with at least 3 years PQE
• Experience in preparing budgets within a multi-disciplined conglomerate SME business
• Ability to plan and manage the workload of the team
• Keen eye for detail
• Strong Excel skills and the ability to model opportunities
• Process driven
• Knowledge and demonstrable experience of utilizing Sage 200 is essential
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous experience and success within a finance manager role is essential
• Previous experience working in industry will be an advantage
• Must be proactive and flexible to support the growth of the company
• Has experience of setting up or changing controls & processes where required to promote a strong financial control framework
• Excellent team player with a can-do attitude
• Very organised, able to work to tight deadlines with a strong attention to detail
• Excellent time management
• Commercially aware
• Enjoy working in a fastpaced environment and possess the ability to prioritise and juggle several tasks at any one time
• Able to work unsupervised and to successfully complete tasks within tight deadlines
  
  

To apply for this role, please forward an up-to-date copy of your CV and / or covering letter

Strictly NO agencies.

Please note that all information received by Forward Waste Management as part of the recruitment process will be deleted and / or destroyed after 3 months from when you are sent the outcome of your application.If you would like us to retain your details and application information on file after this period for any future potential roles, please contact the HR Department.