Management Accountant

Park's Motor Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Employee discounts on cars

Death in service benefit

Colleague introductory scheme

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Park’s Motor Group is seeking a Management Accountant for our Dumfries site. You will take an active role in optimising financial performance across our retail facilities and lead a small finance team.

The role requires a qualified or part-qualified accountant, with proven multi-site staff management experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. Motor trade exposure is helpful but not essential. A full, clean driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with AC…M/A…
• Proven track record managing staff across multi-site environments.
• Ability to initiate and implement change to improve procedures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily financial processes run efficiently and on time.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts.
• Analyse performance, establish trends, and advise on actions.
• Prepare and participate in monthly and quarterly business reviews.
• Support operational management with financial reports.
• Manage dealership assets to maximise cash flow.
• Develop and manage the finance team with strong controls.
• Submit manufacturer composites and analyze dealer KPIs.
• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting processes.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and ad hoc reporting.

Skills

Qualified/Part-qualified Accountant

Staff management across multi-site

Change management

Organisation under pressure

Confident communicator

Full clean driving licence

Education

Accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW)

Tools

Job description

We have an exciting and rare opportunity for a dynamic and ambitious Management Accountant to join Park’s Motor Group based at our Dumfries site.

This is a management position and the successful candidate will be required to take an active role in ensuring optimised financial performance from our retail facilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the day to day operation of the financial processes are carried out efficiently and in accordance with group deadlines, including the recording of all sales, purchases and stock transactions
• Accurate and timely production of monthly management accounts
• Challenge and support branch management by analysing performance to establish trends and be able to provide recommendations
• Organise, prepare and actively participate at monthly and quarterly business reviews
• Support operational management in understanding and making effective use of their financial reports
• Manage dealership assets including debtors, stock, cash and funding facilities to maximise cash flow
• Develop and manage your team, encouraging strong controls and compliance with group policies
• Submission of manufacturer composites and analysis and interpretation of dealership KPIs
• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting processes to support overall organisational performance and change
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Complete all other ad hoc financial reporting requirements

Your skills and experience:

• You will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant
• You have a proven track record in managing staff across a multi-site environment
• You are a driven individual who is able to initiate and implement change to improve current procedures where appropriate
• You will be organised and able to work under pressure
• You will be a confident communicator who can be trusted with managing confidential and sensitive information
• Motor trade experience is preferable but not essential
• You will have a full, clean drivers licence

Why Park's

Established in 1971, Park’s is a private family-owned business, which takes great pride in being Scotland’s leading independent motor Group. Our aim is to grow our business by continually exceeding customer expectations and delivering unparalleled levels of service.

Combined with Park's of Hamilton luxury coaches, we are proud to operate a strong portfolio of 29 of the UK’s leading car brands across 67 franchised outlets throughout Scotland and England.

As a Park's Motor Group employee you will receive:

For you:

• Access to the Company Pension Scheme
• Colleague Introductory Scheme
• Industry leading discounts on purchases on new and used cars
• Death in service benefit

For you and your family:

• Discounted Servicing
• Subsidised car purchase scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 24/7 remote GP
• Medical second opinions
• Unlimited mental health support
• Physiotherapy help and advice
• Savings and discounts on shopping
• Financial and legal support
• Wellbeing assistance