Management Accountant

Axon Moore are delighted to be working with a Shipley based client to recruit a Management Accountant to join their manufacturing business. 

This role will report directly to the Financial Controller and the main duties will initially include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Ensure that stock and work in progress (WIP) are accurately valued in accordance with accounting policies.
• Run the period end stock and WIP valuation reports, reconcile them to the General Ledger and identify stock to be included in the Excess and Obsolete stock provision.
• Prepare accrual and prepayment calculations for the monthly management accounts.
• Variance analysis comparing actual results to plan and forecast.
• Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Providing line management and guidance of the Finance Administrator
• Posting the monthly payroll to the General Ledger.
• Labour hours utilisation reporting
• Oversee inter-company invoicing and reconciling group balances.
• Preparation of the VAT return for submission to HMRC.
• Other tasks and projects to support the Financial Controller and Site Leadership Team.

What we're looking for in you:

• 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
• Have experience of working within a deadline structured delivery environment
• Accurate with good attention to detail.
• Able to work autonomously and part of integrated teams
• Have excellent IT skills, especially within MS Excel spreadsheet development and manipulation
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Be able to work within a fast paced, ever changing business
• Experience of being involved in new systems implementations would be of interest
• This would also suit somebody who has further career ambitions to develop into a Financial Controller in the future