Management Accountant

Staging It; Saffron Walden; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Group Management Accountant in Saffron Walden. The role involves producing key financial reports, analyzing sales and costs, and requires strong accounting skills. Join a dynamic team focused on continuous development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Manufacturing and Product/Service sales environment.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and financial data analysis.
• Ability to maintain relationships through communication.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly sales and margin flash reports.
• Complete departmental cost reports; analyze variances.
• Support revenue projects with margin analysis.

Skills

Financial reporting

Cost accounting

Sales analysis

Education

ACCA or equivalent qualification

Job description

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The Permanent Division of Robert Half is excited to be working exclusively and on a retained basis with LPA Group Plc in Saffron Walden to assist with the recruitment of a Group Management Accountant.

LPA Group plc (AIM: LPA) is an innovation-led engineering specialist in electronic and electromechanical components and systems. Focused on transport (rail and aviation), aerospace, defence, infrastructure and industrial markets and supplying into hostile and challenging environments, LPA is known for engineering solutions to improve product reliability, reducing maintenance and life cycle costs. The Group has four sites across the UK, selling to customers in the UK and overseas. Three of these are design and manufacturing sites: Saffron Walden, Essex - electro-mechanical systems for rail, aviation and industrial; Knapwell, Cambridge - power supplies for the rail market, Normanton, Yorkshire - LED lighting and electronic systems for rail and infrastructure. The fourth site is Thatcham, Berkshire - value-added distribution of engineered components for rail, aerospace and defence. With over 150 years of UK design and manufacture, and with origins in the first ever light installed in 'Electric Avenue', Brixton; innovation is core to LPA and to the products and services supplied to our customers worldwide.

The Role

The Group Management Accountant will work closely with and work alongside new Group Financial Accountant and report directly to the CFO and be tasked with taking responsibility for the production of regular management reporting across the Group. The Group Management Accountant will ensure high levels of accuracy, quality and integrity in the daily recording of financial data and produce robust and timely financial information to all stakeholders covering forecasting, inventory, sales and value add.

Day To Day Duties Will Consist Of

• Production of the monthly sales and margin flash reporting
• Completion of the monthly departmental cost reports; recognising and correcting reporting errors, analysing variances and undertaking review meetings with Cost Centre Managers to understand variances to budget and challenge any areas of overspend
• Supporting the Commercial Team to secure revenue projects by undertaking project and product specific margin analysis
• Managing capex spend with dept heads
• Preparation of annual budget and multi-year forecasts
  
  

Your Profile

You will be a strong Management Accountant with experience across a Manufacturing and Product/Service Bases Sales business with the ability to maintain relationships both internally and externally through communication and sense checking. Previous exposure to cost accounting, sales and margin analysis from a multi-site business is key. You must be self-motivated, able to act on own initiative and be able to communicate at all levels. This is an excellent role where development will be available under the guidance of an excellent manager and within a business that continues to change and develop.

Salary and Benefits

The role of Group Management Accountant for LPA Group PLC in Saffron Walden is offering a salary £50-60K + Benefits and will be working in the office 3 days a week with two from home. This is an exciting and strong development opportunity for someone to push their career forwards in a role within a changing outlook the next 3-5 years.

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Accounting

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