Management Account

Salary: £54,000 – £60,000 per year

Management Accountant

Location: Coventry

We’re looking for a Management Accountant for a 6 month secondment to support the Device Distribution Team. This would be a great opportunity for a project manager who wants to get involved in an exciting venture, working on a unique type of project and with various delivery teams and external stakeholders as part of the Joint Venture (JV).

The Opportunity

Reporting into a Finance Manager you`ll hold a core role within our team. As our Management Accountant you`ll be responsible for the periodic Management Accounting process for specific activities, processes or team. You`ll manage the monthly reporting cycle for a defined business area. Working closely with Business Managers you`ll provide insight into financial performance. Alongside you`ll proactively review financial information and processes to identify opportunities for improvement.

Key accountabilities of the Management Account will include:

• Ensuring that financial processes relevant to your area of responsibility are fit for purpose and operated in a consistent and controlled way
• Providing comprehensive financial support to managers to make good, well informed financial decisions by forming close relationships with Cost Centre and/or Project Managers within the specific area of responsibility
• Managing the collation, challenge and review of Budget, Forecast and Business Plan data with their area of responsibility
• Working closely with peers to develop and improve processes within Finance
• Managing the completion of any control activities relevant to your area of responsibility
• Ensuring that employees with financial accountability within your area of responsibility understand the requirements of their role.

What You’ll Bring

• Qualified accountant with a UK recognised body
• Experience of working with technical and commercial professional staff and specialists
• Expert at reporting Financial information
• Good system skills with experience improving processes through the use of SAP functionality
• Good written and verbal communication skills, presentation skills and the ability to influence and explain financial issues and results to business managers
• Good financial & commercial acumen combined with relevant post-qualification experience in financial management
• Ability to build productive relationships with managers across the business
• Advanced at planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Skilled at financial and investment appraisal
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the norm and develop new opportunities
• Advanced at financial Systems (SAP is preferable but not essential)
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and sound judgement
• Skilled at process excellence & value creation
• Strong decision making skills
• Advanced at leveraging Systems & Technology

Interested candidates should submit their CV in the first instance.