Management Accountant

Thomas Franks; Hook; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wider wallet scheme

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adop

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Unrivalled training and development

Apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

23 Days annual leave + bank Holidays

Hybrid role 3/2

Job summary

Thomas Franks is seeking an ambitious Management Accountant to join our team in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. You will manage client accounts, perform reconciliations and support budgeting and financial analysis for operations.

The role requires part-qualified or qualified accountant status with 5+ years of experience and proficiency in Excel, ideally with Microsoft Business Central. A hybrid work arrangement (3 days in, 2 days home) is offered.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Minimum of 5 years relative experience in accounting or finances.
• Familiar with MS Excel and basic ERP systems, ideally Business Central.

Responsibilities

• Process accounting entries on client accounts.
• Reconcile accruals and deferral accounts.
• Analyse variances and performance of client accounts and discuss with Operations teams.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis for operations.
• Act as point of contact for clients' finance teams.
• Raise sales invoices and distribute to operations and client.
• Manage client accounts and monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist budgeting and overhead analysis.
• Conduct cash and banking reconciliations.
• Support accounts payable and sales ledger as needed.

Skills

5+ years experience

Excel proficient

Initiative and teamwork

Attention to detail

Professional communication

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Business Central

Job description

Our head offices based in the beautiful village of Hook Norton near Banbury. Here you will find our teams of finance, HR, purchasing, marketing & creative that support all of our locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking space available when visiting.

Thomas Franks is looking for an ambitious Management Accountant to join our dynamic team based in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire.

Main responsibilities:

• Processing accounting entries on clients' accounts
• Reconciling accruals and deferral accounts
• Analysing variances and performance of client accounts, drawing insight and discussing with Operations teams
• Supporting operations on financial analysis required on ad-hoc basis
• Acting as a direct point of contact for our clients finance teams
• Raising sales invoices and distributing to operations and client
• Management of client accounts
• Monthly Reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts
• Involvement in budget setting and analysis to support
• Cash and banking reconciliations
• Overhead analysis
• Supporting other areas of the finance department such as accounts payables and sales ledger
• Other ad-hoc duties to support team objectives

Key Personal Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to work on your own initiative and work well within a team
• To be able to engage effectively with others in a professional, unbiased and discreet manner
• Able to provide attention to detail, work under pressure, have excellent communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Personal attributes include reliability, honesty, loyalty and self-motivation
• A competent user of a PC - MS office i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ambition to develop and improve skills and knowledge
• Willingness to learn new skills and responsibilities

Qualifications and experience:

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• At least 5 years relative experience
• Ideal but not essential Microsoft Business Central experience
• Proficient in using Microsoft excel

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.
• 23 Days annual leave plus bank Holidays
• Hybrid role 3/2

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.