Management Accountant

Pin Point Recruitment; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy in Gateshead is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to oversee the finance function. Responsibilities include preparing management accounts, managing VAT Returns, and leading a finance team. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting knowledge and excellent communication skills. This full-time, permanent role offers a competitive salary of £45,000 to £50,000.

Qualifications

• Experience in ownership of MI reporting and preparation of management accounts.
• Expertise in VAT Returns and payroll RTI submissions.
• Ability to manage and develop finance department team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly MI reporting for branch-level financial performance.
• Prepare and submit VAT Returns and manage payroll RTI.
• Support the annual audit process and manage stakeholder communication.

Skills

Strong technical accounting knowledge

Excellent interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Expertise in Excel

Education

Recognised accounting qualification or QBE

Tools

Sage 50 accounting software

Job description

Overview

Management Accountant

Salary: 45,000 to 50,000

Permanent, Full-Time

Location: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear

A well-established recruitment business, based in Gateshead, is seeking to recruit an experienced and commercially focused Management Accountant to lead the finance function and play a key role within the management team, as the business continues to expand and develop.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of monthly MI reporting, comprising branch level Profit and Loss reports, detailed sales and margin analysis and insight into variances against budgets and historic performance.
• responsibility for preparation of monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations, journal posting and overhead analysis
• Preparation and submission of VAT Returns.
• Payroll RTI submissions.
• Management, support and development of finance department team members in payroll, sales ledger and purchase ledger functions.
• Supporting the external annual audit process.
• Management of Invoice Discounting and Banking facilities.
• Primary contact for internal and external stakeholder communication.
• Taking an active role within the senior management team, providing a finance based approach to key business decision making processes.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Holder of or working towards a recognised accounting qualification or QBE.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and commercial acumen.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• IT literate with expertise in Excel and financial modelling.
• Familiarity with Sage 50 accounting software advantageous but not essential.