Strategic Management Accountant - Month-End Focus

Synergem Recruitment; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergem Recruitment is partnered to fill a Management Accountant role within a highly profitable and established business. You will take ownership of month-end and management accounting for a key unit, while gaining exposure to budgeting, forecasting, controls and commercial finance.

The successful candidate will ideally be newly qualified (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with strong hands-on management accounting experience and excellent Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA with hands-on management accounting experience.
• Strong month-end accounting experience and attention to detail.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to communicate with non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and preparation of management accounts.
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, depreciation and month-end journals.
• Complete balance sheet, intercompany and key ledger reconciliations.
• Analyse revenue, cost of sales and financial performance.
• Support annual budgets and quarterly forecasting.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Compliance, internal controls and audit requirements.
• Assist with VAT, year-end reporting and external audit.
• Provide clear financial commentary and work closely with non-finance stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes.

Skills

Month-end accounting

Excel

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Proactive organised

Commercial awareness

Education

Newly qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Synergem Recruitment is partnered to fill a Management Accountant role within a highly profitable and established business. You will take ownership of month-end and management accounting for a key unit, while gaining exposure to budgeting, forecasting, controls and commercial finance.

The successful candidate will ideally be newly qualified (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with strong hands-on management accounting experience and excellent Excel skills.