The role will require you to provide accounting support and ensure accurate and timely monthly / quartlery / annual reporting. This is a key supporting role for the Senior Manager but you will also play a key role in the development of Assistant Management Accountants.
There are two positions available; one for a part qualified individual and a more senior position up to 45k depending on experience.
- Lead and ownership in the preparation of monthly lead schedules and support any statutory audit requirements
- Support in delivery of audit deliverables
- Work with various stakeholders to support the development of understanding of key business processes and develop commercial and operational understanding
- Preparation of monthly management accounts and provide first input into monthly management accounts
- Presentation of monthly numbers to the Senior Manager
- Provide Senior Manager with concise, and clear updates and ensure all issues are escalated in a timely manner
- Support Senior Manager in ensuring strong month end controls and adherence to deadlines to support wider group reporting requirements
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for assigned responsible areas of the balance sheet and be first point of review for work performed by the Assistant Management Accountant
- Lead process of process documentation and controls for all assigned areas and ensure consistency across all documented processes
- Maintain and improve standardisation of tasks and processes
- Management and development of assistant management accountants
- Supporting the Understanding and investigation of variance analysis relating to actuals vs budgets and forecasts and work closely with the commercial team
- Shadow and work closely with the Senior Manager Develop strong cross functional partnerships with across various departments Merchandising, Operations and Maintenance, Payroll, HR), documenting minutes and actions of key discussions
- Support on the finance system transformation process with functional leads to continue the Finance Share Services transformation
- Support the commercial finance team with information and performance analysis to drive decision making for local teams
- Lead in the preparation and review of accurate site p&l's for responsible functional are to ensure all numbers reported are accurate and discrepancies understood and investigated
- Working closely with Finance Manager or Senior Manager to ensure local GAAP requirements are applied correctly in the financial close process
- Other Adhoc projects