Management Accountant

Due to growth and an ever-increasing order book, we are looking to strengthen our Finance team with the addition of a Management Accountant.

Working as part of a team in a friendly and healthy working environment, we offer a competitive rate of pay based on experience and some excellent benefits including Private Health Insurance, Gym Discounts and Life Cover.

This is a permanent position based at our site in Burnley, and we are looking to start the successful applicant as soon as possible.

Core Responsibilities

• Preparing Management Accounts within a pre-defined format
• Analysis and reconciliations, for detailed review by Financial Director.
• Preparation of consolidated management accounts of business unit.
• Preparation of annual Statutory Accounts to draft stage.
• Assisting with the preparation of business forecasts and variance reporting against them
• Assisting with the preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Reviewing trial balance and reconciliation
• Preparing and submitting the VAT return
• Processing of weekly and monthly payroll for submission to HO for payroll processing and reconciliation of all reports and preparation of journals.
• Reconciliation of payroll control accounts and making payments to HMRC
• Preparation of monthly reports to Head Office.
• Entering receipts/payments and carry out bank reconciliations.
• Ensuring that the customers pay on time via planned debt recovery and prompt dealing with queries received.
• Weekly reporting of debtors to management.
• Assisting with the preparation of statutory accounts at year end.

Person Specification

• Financial qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA is advantageous but not essential and would be considered against the salary
• AAT Qualifications are essential
• Experience in finance orientated roles
• Exposure to Payroll, preparing Accounts and reporting
• IT literate with the ability to provide detailed financial reports
• Attention to detail with the ability to work to strict deadline