Management Accountant

Our client has created a new role for a Management Accountant to support the Financial Controller in ensuring the day-to-day accounting & controlling of the well-established engineering business near Wolverhampton.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to progress their accounting career and work within the engineering and manufacturing sector.

The duties of the Management Accountant role will include assisting the Financial Controller in:

• Accounting Assisting in the timely production of monthly accounts ensuring all revenues, costs, assets and liabilities are recorded accurately;
• Analysis Provide sales and gross profit analysis, segmental profitability by business unit and explanations for manufacturing variances, including labour and overhead;
• Inventory Ensure accurate inventory and gross margin, including analysis of inventory as well as adjustments, stock reporting, stock valuation and stock taking;
• Costing Assist in the update and maintenance of accurate labour and overhead rates for product costing and cost-plus pricing;
• Controlling Assist in producing financial information to provide commercial insight to aid the decision-making process;
• Budget Control Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, longer-term financial forecasts and measure actual performance against those objectives;
• Projects Looking at ways to stay ‘lean’ and continuous improvements projects to support the accounting function;
• System Development Assist in integrating the business systems to improve accuracy and efficiency;
• Ad hoc reporting and duties which arise as part of the function of the finance team.

Ideally, you will:

• Be graduate calibre studying towards CIMA/ACCA or QBE;

• Have hands-on experience working within accounts and controlling function;

• Preferable have working in an engineering and manufacturing environment;

• Have good systems knowledge and be proficient at Excel;

• Have to desire to work on continuous improvement projects and challenge the status quo;

• Be a team player who can work effectively independently and with all departments within the business;

• Must demonstrate a high standard of communication skills and an ability to communicate at all levels;

• Have a demonstrable record of achievement both academically and from a work experience perspective;

• Ability to self-motivate, manage and organise time effectively and achieve positive results;

• Good interpersonal skills with experience in dealing with key personnel across multiple disciplines.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established group and to further your accounting career. The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the drive and tenacity to improve the environment where they work. Excellent career progression opportunities within a successful business for the right person.