Management Accountant - 2 years FTC

MacMillan Distribution Ltd.; Basingstoke; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the publishing sector is seeking a Management Accountant to assist in a two-year contract supporting ERP implementation. The role involves preparing financial statements, analytical support, and management of financial operations, offering hybrid work alongside attractive benefits like private medical insurance and a generous pension scheme.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced employer pension contributions

Employee discounts portal

25 days holiday

On-site canteen

Free parking

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Fully qualified Accountant with relevant experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Driver’s licence for travel to Swansea site.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet.
• Provide financial planning and analysis support.
• Manage ledger and overheads, and CAPEX assessment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Customer service

Excel

Education

CIMA or ACCA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a Management Accountant to work within our Finance team on a 2-year Fixed term contract to support the business for the duration of an ERP implementation. The overall purpose of this role is to support the Financial Controller with the preparation of financial statements and forecasts, and calculating Publishers charges and payments.

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified Accountant, with experience of working within a finance team and have excellent analytical, excel and customer service skills.

This is a varied and challenging position which will involve:

• Production of the monthly Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet
• Learning and understanding the MDL business to be able to give analytical support
• Financial planning and Analysis
• Ledger and overhead management
• CAPEX management and return on investment assessment

The ideal candidate will have:

• A CIMA or ACCA qualification is essential and CIMA preferred
• Previous experience of working within an accounting environment
• An Intermediate understanding of Microsoft office and an experienced user of excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A very high level of integrity
• A driver’s licence as time will be required at our Swansea site

• Be customer-centric and prioritise good service with both internal and external clients

This is an exciting opportunity within our small finance team which requires strong analytical skills, initiative and the ability to work with the minimum of supervision, plus the flexibility to cope with a varied workload. View the full job description here.

Hours of work will be 8.30am-4.30pm Monday to Friday in Basingstoke.

We will provide you with hybrid working (currently 3 office days/2 WFH), a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including Private Medical Insurance/Medical cash plan, enhanced employer pension contributions, employee discounts portal, 25 days holiday,on-site canteen, free parking,employee assistance programme and much more.

Macmillan Distribution (MDL) is the award-winning distribution arm of the Macmillan Publishing Group. MDL provides a distribution service for the group as well as distribution services to over 40 third party publishers. The team in Basingstoke and Swansea ensure a smooth operation of receiving, storing and distributing an extensive range of books, handling over 70,000 titles. Click here to visit our website.