Management Accountant
<p><strong>Management Accountant</strong></p> <p>Full-time, permanent position, based on-site in Harrogate.</p> <p>Offering £47,000 - £50,000 Basic Salary plus Benefits.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Our client is an established manufacturing business with facilities based in Harrogate. They are now recruiting a Management Accountant to join their established finance team. </p> <p><br /></p> <p>The Management Accountant will be responsible for presenting key financial data, overseeing accounting procedures and preparing forecasts, budgets and risk analysis. With exceptional accounting skills combined with a strong business orientation, the Management Accountant will take responsibility for all cost accounting tasks; offering insights and financial recommendations to the Finance Director, allowing the Board Of Directors to make the best business decisions for the company.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Management Accountant – Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Gather and analyse financial information for internal and external use.</li><li>Track the company’s financial status and performance to identify areas of potential improvement. </li><li>Assist the Board of Directors with all budgeting and forecasting activities; provide analysis and market trends to the Board of Directors and senior leaders in the business. </li><li>Review financial data and prepare monthly and annual reports.</li><li>Seek out methods for minimising financial risk to the company.</li><li>Manage and control Capital Expenditure.</li><li>Responsible for calculation and reconciliation of the monthly rebate accruals. </li><li>Assume responsibility of accounting procedures and drive the continuous improvement of accounting practices.</li><li>Stay up-to-date with financial regulations and technological advances in accounting software. </li><li>Evaluate the company’s financial and accounting performance using key data.</li><li>Developing and managing financial systems and policies.</li><li>Advise on problems and suggest improvements.</li><li>Ensure an accurate and timely reporting of all monthly, quarterly and year-end financial information, including the preparation & analysis of the monthly management accounts.</li><li>Work with the Finance Manager and Finance Director to support the internal audit function with data and analysis as and when required, ensuring a clean and timely year-end audit.</li><li>Responsible for the development and management of the financial systems and policies.</li></ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Management Accountant – Skills & Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>An experienced Management Accountant or Financial Accountant.</li><li>Qualified ACMA / ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent.</li><li>Confident preparing and analysing monthly management accounts. Experienced with budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling.</li><li>Possess strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices UK GAAP/IFRS.</li><li>Experienced using accounting software (e.g. Sage, Quickbooks) with Advanced Excel skills.</li><li>Have excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.</li><li>Have strong communication and interpersonal skills, Commercial awareness and Stakeholder management exposure.</li><li>Ability to analyse, interpret and present financial and commercial data to drive decision making and identify areas for improvement.</li></ul> <p><br /></p> <p>The Management Accountant position is offering £47,000 - £50,000 basic salary plus great benefits. This is a full-time, permanent position, based on-site in Harrogate.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>All successful candidates will be contacted within 5 days of application. Due to the volume of recent applications, if you do not receive a response within this time frame please assume your application has been unsuccessful for the position of Management Accountant.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>This vacancy is being advertised by Technical Prospects Ltd. The services advertised by Technical Prospects Ltd are those of an Employment Agency.</p>