Management Accountant

PSS Utilities; Rochford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utilities firm in Rochford is seeking a Management Accountant to produce monthly accounts and support budgeting processes. Ideal candidates should be qualified accountants with experience in financial reporting and a strong knowledge of Excel. This full-time role offers competitive salary and benefits including enhanced parental leave, a pension scheme, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Company pension

Life assurance scheme

Medicash Plan

Refer a friend scheme

Employee assistance programme

Training and career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a similar role.
• Experience in a busy account department.
• Experience in an Industrial Services or multisite environment is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly Management Accounts: P&L/Balance sheet.
• Providing financial support and conducting monthly spend reviews.
• Supporting the Finance Director in budgeting processes.

Skills

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)

Excellent knowledge of Excel

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Commercial awareness

Ability to use initiative

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Focalpoint

Access Dimensions

Job description

Overview

Management Accountant – Essex, Rochford. Permanent, full-time, onsite. Competitive salary + company benefits. We are on a tremendous growth path with our Finance function developing into a first-class service for the organisation. We have identified the need for additional support in the shape of a Management Accountant based in Rochford, Essex, working for one of our businesses within our Water division. More about the role:

Responsibilities

• Producing monthly Management Accounts: P&L/Balance sheet
• Providing financial support to our depots, including holding monthly spend reviews, and supporting them with monthly forecasting
• Supporting the Finance Director in the annual budgeting processes
• Owning our reporting processes on a daily and monthly basis, including sales and vehicle utilisation performance
• Stock and fuel usage reporting
• Overhead variance analysis including analysis of credit cards and employee expenses
• Calculating and posting prepayments, accruals and rebates
• Producing balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting the Sales Invoicing processes, and managing the WIP process at month end
• Liaising with the group accounts payable and credit control teams on behalf of the business unit
• Liaising with the group finance team to manage the Intercompany process
• Maintaining key asset trackers including vehicle databases, repair costs and the fixed asset register

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
• Prior experience in a similar role and within an organisation with a busy account department
• Positive can-do attitude
• Commercial awareness
• Experience operating within an Industrial Services or multisite environment advantageous but not essential
• Microsoft Office applications experience, with excellent knowledge of Excel
• Knowledge of Focalpoint and/or Access Dimensions would be a distinct advantage
• Excellent administration and office environment skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to use initiative is essential and a proactive approach to problem solving
• Clean UK driving licence

Benefits

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay and leave
• Company pension
• Life assurance scheme (x4 salary)
• Medicash Plan (includes cash payments towards dental, medical, therapeutic treatments) with the option to add up to 4 dependants
• Refer a friend scheme
• Employee assistance programme (access to GP appointments and mental health support)
• Training and career progression opportunities