Management Accountant Temp to Perm - Rotherham, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom - Hays Technology

Description

Your new employer will be a specialist manufacturing organisation who have successfully operated in their market for over 75 years.

Seeking to bolster their Management Accounting team, they're hiring a PQE+ Management Accountant to oversee more junior staff whilst improving processes, developing systems and analysing business information.

Preparation of specific parts of the monthly management accounts (including at least one business unit and central cost centres) in accordance with established procedures.

Preparation of other elements of the monthly accounts (including group reporting) in accordance with established procedures and timescales

Monthly review, analysis and commentary of the accounts prepared by the job holder to identify reasons for variances and follow up with other departments' actions that need to be taken.

Challenge business performance and develop data to allow this.

Understand the business cycle of the relevant departments in terms of what and how it is being produced and what is sold which would include regular visits to the plant to recognise the impact of production methods on the figures.

Ensure the accuracy of standard costing systems, including a minimum annual review of the product standards involving liaising with production colleagues to ensure that product costing reflects the reality of what is happening on the factory floor
Provide finance support to the allocated business areas, including weekly review of costs with the operations team and review of product profitability
Continuous identification of improvements can be made within our finance department, in other departments and the company's computer systems. Preparation of annual budgets and interim reforecasts for submission in March, June and September.

Provide support on preparation of capex proposals, ensuring that the financial justification has been prepared on an appropriate basis and can be substantiated.

Maintain the fixed assets register as required, including posting of depreciation and addition of new capital projects
Responsible for the updating of Agresso master file data ('Reference info') in accordance with established procedures
Wants to work for a manufacturing company and wants the challenges this gives - processes, people, deadlines
Desire and firm plan to become a qualified accountant (CIMA preferred, ACA/ACCA) with an expectation of qualification within 3 years if unqualified
Experience in accounts
IT Skills - high degree of ability to utilise Excel (including: multiple levels of nested logical and relational formulas, visual basic) or demonstrate through other IT knowledge the ability to quickly gain the aforementioned skills in Excel
Spreadsheet development concepts including documentation and error checking to ensure ongoing integrity of the data * Demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles to understand the role of the finance department

The company are offering a salary of up to £45,000 and fantastic benefits, including a great pension, a strong holiday offering with the ability to purchase more, flexible bank holidays and more.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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