Management Accountant

ORKA FINANCIAL; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment agency is seeking a management accountant/finance business partner near Heathrow. The successful candidate will manage financial reporting and support business unit managers, combining core accounting with key commercial responsibilities. Ideal for qualified accountants looking to expand into commercial finance. Salary range of £45,000 - £55,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a strong commercial awareness.
• Highly numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of financial controls with Business Unit Managers.
• Produce management accounts including journals and reconciliations.
• Manage daily finance operations, AP, and AR.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Attention to detail

Advanced Excel skills

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Overview

Location: Middlesex

Type: Permanent

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 Per Annum

Orka Financial is working with an international life sciences company based near Heathrow to recruit a management accountant/finance business partner. The role will be a great mix of core accounting work combined with analysis and the opportunity to present this information and influence commercial decisions within their areas of ownership. This role will suit an experienced management accountant who is looking to add more commercial duties to their role or a candidate who already has excellent experience within commercial finance and would like to combine this with a well rounded and broad role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of financial controls and support the Business Unit Managers in understanding and implementing those controls.
• Management accounts production including production and posting of journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong involvement in the day to day work of finance, AP and AR.
• Work with the Finance Manager on controlling and reporting on the cashflow.
• Assist in the development of product-level cost and profitability analysis.
• Work with the Finance Manager and Head of Finance to develop regular KPI and profit reporting and analysis for use by key stakeholders across the business.
• Assist in the preparation of the monthly Board pack
• Assist the Head of Finance with ad hoc duties and projects

Required Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills

• Qualified accountant
• Commercially aware
• Highly numerate and analytical with excellent attention to detail
• Advanced excel skills including pivot tables, VLook up etc
• Used to dealing with and interpreting large volumes of data
• Ability to liaise with people at all levels across the organisation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast moving environment

Preferred Knowledge, Experience and Technical Skills

• Experience of change management
• Systems and process implementation

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + benefits