Management Accountant

Huws Gray Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading builder's merchants company in the UK is seeking a Management Accountant to join their team. You will prepare management accounts and allocate costs across divisions. The role offers competitive pay, 24 days of annual leave, and career progression. Hybrid working options are available.

Benefits

Competitive rates of pay

24 days annual leave plus public holidays

Company bonuses

Pension scheme

Death In Service

Career progression

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large volumes of data.
• Experience working in a large multi-site organisation.
• Qualified accountant (Part qualified would be considered).
• Self-starter who can work under own initiative.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good planning and organisation skills: able to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of the monthly management accounts.
• Allocation of costs across multiple divisions and branches.
• Maintain rigorous balance sheet control reconciliations.
• Preparation of monthly journals.
• Support finance team operations.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records.
• Complete variance analysis on financial performance.
• Ownership of overhead costs management.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Experience in multi-site organizations

Self-starter

Strong communication skills

Excellent accuracy

Good planning skills

Strong analytical skills

Education

Qualified accountant (Part qualified considered)

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking for a Management Accountant to join us at Huws Gray Llangefni!

Hybrid working is available - to be discussed at interview stage.

If you're in the trade or have ever done DIY, you've probably heard of the Huws Gray Group! We are made up of a number of brands, including Huws Gray, Hirebase, Civils & Lintels, The Timber Group, PDM, NDI and Anglia Tool Centre to name a few. Up and down the UK, our branches and depots are serving and supporting our local communities with all their building needs, but we couldn't do this without the right people, so why not join us?

We rely on our Management Accountants for the preparation, development and improvement of financial and management reporting across the business. Working in one of our Central Support functions, you'll be part of a team where everyone is putting the effort in to offer brilliant service and to get the job done.

Here's a quick overview of some of the things you can expect to do as a Management Accountant with Huws Gray:

• Assist in the preparation of the monthly management accounts for the business down to division and branch level within tight deadlines
• Allocation of costs across multiple divisions and branches to ensure accurate cost centre income/charges
• Maintain rigorous and robust balance sheet control reconciliations
• Preparation and processing of monthly journals (inc prepayments, accruals, stock and margin)
• Supporting the wider Finance team and the operations of the business - collaborating to ensure that financial information is accurate and complete
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date accounts records and spreadsheets
• Assist with financial queries from both within and outside the finance team
• Complete variance analysis on financial performance of costs against budget, prior year etc and provide regular updates to management
• Identify and recommend areas for continuous development
• Ownership of overhead costs including monthly meetings with budget holders to review the charges for completeness and accuracy
• Other duties as required

We understand you are more than just a CV, embracing everyone's individuality is what makes us great as a team. We can give you plenty of training and development. However, it would be great if you had the following:

• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large volumes of data
• Experience working in a large multi-site organisation
• Qualified accountant (Part qualified would be considered)
• Self-starter who can work under own initiative
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
• Good planning and organisation skills: able to work to tight deadlines
• Strong analytical skills

We know you're thinking 'this sounds great, but what's in it for me?' Let us tell you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• 24 days annual leave in addition to recognised public and bank holidays
• Company attendance and performance bonuses
• Company pension scheme - in line with auto enrolment
• Death In Service
• Career progression and personal development opportunities
• Being part of a "team" as opposed to just being a number
• Staff discounts on items purchased from any of our nationwide locations

Our online application process takes less time to complete than it does to make a good brew, so stick the kettle on and make your application!