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Management Accountant
£40k - 55k per year + Benefits
Lewes, Sussex
Personnel Selection
Key Objectives
• This is a varied role with responsibility for both financial and management accounting.
• To administer and prepare the company’s management accounts including executive summaries, supplementary information and detailed analysis of performance.
• To provide management accounting support to the Finance Director and wider business.
Duties and Responsibilities
• The timely and accurate preparation of monthly management accounts for the UK parent company plus subsidiary entities based in Germany and Hong Kong.
• Preparation of the quarterly Group consolidated management accounts.
• Provision of commentary and variance analysis against key metrics including turnover, expenditure and profit margin.
• Maintenance of Balance Sheet reconciliations and Fixed Assets register.
• Completing Intercompany balance sheet checks and following up with subsidiaries to correct any differences.
• Provision of consistent product cost data and analysis covering BOM and labour recovery.
• Regular review of costs with a view to identification of possible savings measures.
• Report on monthly sales order intake.
• Providing financial support to senior managers to help them make informed business decisions.
• Assist the Finance Director in preparing the annual budget and periodic forecasts.
• Assist in developing our ERP system to improve quality and timeliness of business information.
• Provide support to other members of the team where required.
Essential Skills
• Ideally you will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA or CIMA).
Desired Skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively throughout the business.
• Commercially aware.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Enthusiastic and able to use own initiative.
• Good team player with flexible approach to ensure deadlines are met.
• Confident user of Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint.
• Experience of working within a Manufacturing environment would be an advantage.
• Experience of Microsoft Dynamics (or similar system) would be especially useful.
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