Cost Accountant jobs in United Kingdom
Lead Dealership Accountant - Drive Profitability & Controls
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Dealership Accountant
Job summary
A recruitment agency is looking for a Dealership Accountant in the City of Edinburgh to ensure the effective management of the Accounts and Sales Administration team. Responsibilities include preparing budgets, monthly reconciliations, and VAT returns, as well as leading strategies to improve business profitability. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong leadership skills and the ability to influence senior management. The position offers a salary of £42,000 - £50,000 and requires full-time commitment.
Qualifications
- Ability to lead, motivate, and direct teams effectively.
- Highly competent, preferably qualified accountant.
- Capable of challenging the status quo to reduce waste and improve performance.
Responsibilities
- Safeguard company assets by ensuring team competence and compliance.
- Work with senior management to deliver industry-leading profitability.
- Lead and motivate the Accounts and Sales Administration team.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.
- Control and review working capital regularly.
Skills
Education
Pembrook Resourcing are currently recruiting on behalf of their client a dealership accountant to join one of their groups.
- To always safeguard the assets of the company by ensuring that the Accounts and Sales Administration team are competent in their roles understand their responsibilities and follow the procedures and guidelines set down by the Group
- Work as part of the senior management team to formulate strategies plans and actions to deliver industry leading profitability
- To lead and motivate the Accounts and Sales Administration team
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts
- Prepare and submit manufacturer composites to the highest standard
- Support the Head of Business and Departmental Managers on a weekly basis to prepare the DOC forecast for submission to the Directors
- Control and review working capital on a regular basis ensure the business is working within the Groups guidelines and to have monthly reviews with the Head of Business
- Review and sign off monthly payment run for the PL and Salaries
- Assist with the Preparation of annual budgets along with the Group Financial Controller
- Maintain and administer the DMS system (CDK Drive)
- To support the Group Payroll Administrator as required
- Prepare quarterly VAT returns
- Prepare P11D and other statutory returns for review
- Audit preparation and management of annual audit
- Being able to lead motivate and direct the Accounts and Sales Administration teams
- Highly competent preferably qualified accountant
- Able to step back challenge the status quo to identify and support the implementation of practical actions to reduce waste cut costs and improve performance
- To command the respect of and be able to influence the Senior Management Team of the business to support our vision to deliver industry leading profitability
- Accounting Software
- Time Management
- Accounts Administration
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts ReconciliationAdministrative Skill
- Leadership skills
- Accounting & Finance
- Accounts Management
- Communication
- Analysis Skills
- Relationship Management
- Team Player Spirit
- Budgeting Skills
- Accounts Payable
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Yearly Salary : 42000 - 50000
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