Management Accountant

Axon Moore are excited to be working with a leading global manufacturing business based in Newbury to recruit a stand along Management Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. 

Due to continued growth of this particular site, this exciting role will take full responsibility of the Management Accounts for the division whilst working side by side with the Site Director and  reporting into an off-site Financial Controller.

The Role:

Completing the monthly management accounts pack on a timely and accurate basis, with high quality analysis and commentary
Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that any differences/issues are identified, reported and resolved
Controlling Intercompany transactions/reconciliations
Monitoring projects for compliance
Assisting with inventory valuation, analysis, reporting, control and annual stock counts
Monitoring performance against budgets/plan and reporting to the management team
Analysis of Sales and orders
Operational excellence reporting and control – MWC, DSO etc.
Margin analysis and 80/20 quad analysis
Assisting in the preparation of the weekly 80/20 reports
Approving RFQ’s and orders and working with the business team to ensure quote margins meet business plans.
Providing business support and developing financial models to provide financial insight and improve commercial awareness
Ensuring the integrity of the financial records, defining controls and procedures necessary to ensure the consistency, accuracy and reliability of financial results
Assisting with preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts
Various ad hoc tasks
The candidate:

CIMA or ACCA fully qualified or finalist.
Degree in Finance, Accountancy, Maths or equivalent experience
Experience and understanding of Manufacturing environments, would be ideal, but not essential
Excellent business partnering and communication skills demonstrating capability to influence and collaborate at a senior level
A continuous improvement mind set and strong systems capability, particularly with Excel (complex formulas, data analysis sets).
Outstanding attention to detail and strong administration skills
Able to work autonomously
Benefits:

Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 6%
Employee Assistance Programme
Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary
Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year
Comprehensive well-being programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental well-being
Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers
Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform
Cycle to Work scheme
Enhanced family-friendly benefits
Company sick pay
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity
Local discounts and offers (e.g. gyms)