Management Accountant

Management Accountant 

Huntingdon / Cambridge – Salary Negotiable

OVERVIEW

Our client is a US owned International FMCG Manufacturing company, with sites across the UK. They currently have an opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant to be based at their site Cambridge site, located near Huntingdon.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, as a Managemenet Accountant you will be maintaining balance sheet, bank, debtors and creditors reconciliations and acting as a support for key departmental roles.  The role also involves inventory control and business KPI variance analysis, and ensuring compliance and the integrity of financial data.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Part Qualified/Newly Qualified CIMA/ACCA or similar
• Minimum of 3 years of experience at a management accountant level
• In depth finance experience – ideally in Manufacturing or FMCG
• High attention to detail
• Excellent excel skills, Outlook & Word
• Experience of working to tight reporting deadlines
• Payroll Experience – Desired but not essential
• Knowledge of SOX  – extremely beneficial but not essential

THE ROLE

The role involves supporting the Financial Controller with:

• Preparing periodic financial statements, including departmental analysis, forecasts, budgets, cash analysis, variance analysis and commentaries
• Inventory reconciliations, raw materials, finished goods & WIP
• Standard cost reviews
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Providing a support service by working with all departments and the management team to help make financial decisions.  This will include preparation work on acquisition requests (Capex)
• Ensuring spending is kept in line with the budget (monitoring)
• Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions (OPEX/CAPEX)
• Analysing financial performance and contributing to medium and long-term business planning/forecasts
• Interpreting and communicating financial data to non-financial managers
• Monitoring and evaluating financial information systems and suggesting improvements where needed
• Ensuring compliance with SOX (including Blackline monthly preparation of balance sheet reconciliations)
• Internal and External Audits
• Assist and cover other roles within the Finance department where necessary (AP,AR, payroll & bank)