Management Accountant

Panda; Gildersome; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading resource recovery company in the UK is seeking a qualified accountant to oversee operating expenditure and contribute to financial reporting. The role involves managing P&L lines, ensuring accurate intercompany transactions, and collaborating with the finance team. Candidates should hold accounting qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and have excellent Excel skills. This position offers a hybrid working model with three days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Account for operating expenditure and assist with P&L lines.
• Ensure intercompany transactions are correctly recorded.
• Review costs and explain variances to budget and KPIs.
• Investigate and resolve queries, collaborating with the finance team.
• Ensure accurate reporting through system interrogation.
• Manage accruals and prepayments on the balance sheet.
• Work with stakeholders for accurate purchase orders and invoicing.
• Present monthly results to Finance Manager and FC.
• Assist with annual budget and external audit related to opex.
• Support embedding of the new ERP system.

Skills

Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Strong excel spreadsheet skills

Proactive approach to resolving queries

Strong collaborative style

Diligent approach

Confident communicator

Experience of working in industry & commerce

Tools

SAGE

Workday

Job description

Location - Leeds - Gelderd Road -Hybrid working 3 days in office

Purpose

To provide accurate and timely accounting and reporting for operating expenditure in Associated Waste Management LtdResponsibilities

Assist the Finance Manager to account for operating expenditure including ownership of the accounting for certain P&L lines and assisting with others

Ensure that intercompany transactions are correctly recorded, using knowledge of business operations across the UK

Review costs and explain variances to budget and KPIs

Investigate and resolve queries and discrepancies, collaborating with the wider finance team

Interrogate the systems (SAGE / Workday) to ensure accurate reporting

Ensure robust accounting of accruals and prepayments on the balance sheet

Work with stakeholders in the business to ensure a “right-first-time” approach with purchase orders and invoicing

Present monthly results to Finance Manager and FC

Assist with annual budget and external audit in relation to opex

Assist with embedding the new ERP system

Skills and experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
• Strong excel spreadsheet skills
• Proactive approach to resolving queries
• Strong collaborative style
• Diligent approach
• Confident communicator
• Experience of working in industry & commerce is preferable

Join us on the journey…..

Over the past 30 years, Panda has continued to grow and acquire businesses that all share a very similar vision and set of values.We’re now a group of almost 3000 people, all contributing to that growth and success.

Whilst Panda is the parent company to numerous brands, we all share an ambitious vision for the future.Our primary goal is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people and connected partners is front and centre. As a team, we’re safer together.We deliver our customers with a partnership approach to managing their resources responsibly.We constantly push the boundaries of innovation. What’s good today can be better tomorrow.

Panda is not just a company, it’s a resource recovery business.Over the past three decades we’ve grown and diversified significantly, we believe that great leadership is rooted in strong values.As leaders within this industry, we’re committed to shaping a better future for our friends, families and communities.Our philosophy remains unchanged, balancing customer satisfaction with environmentally sustainable practices.Exceptional customer service, and unwavering dedication to sustainability are the cornerstones of our business.

Our journey is dependent upon talented, passionate, and dedicated people that constantly strive and challenge each other for better outcomes.

Take the first step today and join us on the journey……….

Pandaaims to attract and retain a skilled and diverse workforce that best represents the talent available in the communities in which our assets are located and our employees reside.

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