Job description
Axon Moore are exclusively partnering with a growing business in Warrington who are looking for an ambitious part qualified or finalist Management Accountant. This is a unique opportunity for a forward- thinking individual to join the business at an exciting time.
Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all month end postings relating to salaries, commissions and bonuses
- Preparing variance analysis and commentary
- Reviewing and approving journals
- Conducting cost centre reviews with relevant department heads
- Prepare and post monthly payroll journals – including incentive accruals
- Balance sheet reconciliations of payroll, tax, pension and incentive control accounts
- Providing salary related analysis (headcount, overtime, expenses etc) to support the finance business partners and wider stakeholders of the business
- Financial analysis/modelling to forecast the cost of pay and reward reviews
- Assisting with development and implementation of future incentive schemes and models
- Preparing regular reporting/analysis of progress against incentive schemes – use of Power BI tools
- Maintaining & updating the company incentive scheme population and ultimate payment files
- Assist in preparing budgets for all remuneration related cost categories
- Dealing with internal month end queries from managers and incentive scheme participants
- Journal review and approval for the assistant management accountants
- Mentoring junior members of the team
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of both management and financial accounting
- Fully/ Part qualification or equivalent working towards ACA, ACCA or CIMA
- Experience working in a SME or large organisation
- Experience in the full month end process
- IT skills – Proficient in Microsoft Excel
- Self-motivated with a collaborative, team working approach
- Ability to demonstrate excellent administrative/organisational abilities and a keen eye for details and accuracy
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Experience working in a busy office