Management Accountant

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a well-established and successful manufacturing business in Rotherham as they look to strengthen their team with the hire of a newly or nearly qualified Management Accountant to work for one of their larger divisions.  The purpose of the role will be to produce Monthly Management Accounts for the division as well analyse MI for the business including challenging assumptions and performance. You will also be responsible for continuous development of financial and related systems to support the various business areas. The company offers excellent prospects for career development as well as the following benefits: -  Salary of up to £45,000 25 days holiday + stats  Auto enrolment pension Duties will be varied and will include the following: -  Preparation of specific parts of the monthly management accounts  Monthly review, analysis and commentary of the accounts to identify reasons for variances and following up with other department’s actions that need to be taken Challenge business performance and develop data   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 reflect the reality of what is happening on the factory floor Ensure product codes and business reporting structure is at a required level to properly and fairly report the business area’s gross margins Provide finance support to the allocated business areas including weekly review of costs with the operations team and review of product profitability Weekly critical review of flash forecast estimates made by the allocated business area to ensure that they have been produced on a reasonable basis Continuous identification when 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 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 Involvement in the day to day operation of accounting systems to ensure continuous improvement Review of existing systems documentation looking to implement / improve / update Assist in foreign currency hedging and cashflow preparation Preparation of VAT returns and EU intrastat reporting to required timescales To be successful, you will ideally have the following skills and experiences: -  CIMA/ ACCA/ ACA Qualified or Late Part Qualified  Experience in a manufacturing environment would be highly desirable  Ideally experience of working with multi-currency  Good working knowledge of IT and accounting systems  Strong Excel skills  Strong communication skills  Analytically minded  If you are interested in this role, please send in your CV today