Management Accountant

Randstad; Luton; On-site; Full time

Job description

Management Accountant

£17-20ph PAYE

Temporary - Luton

Randstad are currently working in collaboration with a rapidly expanding trading business near Luton. This busy, successful and expanding international business are seeking an accounts focused, organised and autonomous Management Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis to support the smooth running of a busy department.

Key responsibilities of the Management Accountant includes:

1. Supervise daily activities of the finance team and provide support as needed.
2. Daily cash flow and finance utilisation update.
3. Manage all payment processing and approvals ensuring procedures are followed and terms met.
4. Raise trade finance loans and letters of credit as required. Review position for the week on a daily basis and liaise with FD on cash maintenance.
5. Manage all HSBC queries, liaising with the FD and wider finance team as needed.
6. Manage year end audit and preparation of the statutory accounts with support from FD.
7. Review & Management of VAT and other statutory taxes.
8. Review month-end overhead accruals including analysis completed by assistant accountant and evaluate variances to be communicated with the month-end pack.
9. Maintain tank/stock schedules throughout the month and prepare and post all accruals relating to stock. Liaise with ops/procure teams per the process.
10. Maintenance of invoice discounting accounts and monthly reconciliations.
11. Fixed Asset, depreciation and amortisation review, journal postings and reconciliations.
12. Prepare and post monthly journals per journal list.
13. Manage and prepare all employed, contracted and oversea staff salary schedules and post monthly journals. Manage all payroll queries.
14. Preparation and distribution of the monthly management pack for review by the FD and the SMT.
15. Weekly and Monthly FX updates and reconciliation.
16. Assist with preparation of the 4 month reforecast pack to be distributed monthly.
17. Balance sheet reconciliations.
18. Production and monitoring of monthly management accounts and variance analysis where required.
19. Process improvement implementation and review.

Key skills:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Accuracy and an eye for detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills - able to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Excel - Intermediate.
• Experience of working in a high performing finance team.
• Sage 50 experience.

This is an immediately available opportunity for a Management Accountant to join a successful and growing business at an exciting time.

If you are interested in the role of Management Accountant please do not hesitate to apply today.

Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.