Management Accountant (6 Months FTC) – Grantham/Hybrid - £40k-£50k

Management Accountant (6 Months FTC) – Grantham/Hybrid - £40k-£50k

Benjamin Edwards are recruiting for a Management Accountant for a successful business based on the outskirts of Grantham. The successful candidate must have experience in management accounts production, variance analysis and working with non-financial stakeholders. The role is initially for a 6 month contract with the opportunity for it to be extended and made permanent for the right candidate. To succeed in this role, you will have a proven track record using large data exports to generate insightful analysis to support decision-making. The ideal candidate is someone who can work independently as well as in a team environment, has strong communication skills and has the confidence to ask for help when needed and challenge non-financial stakeholders. The role sits within a small team so offers variety but requires you to be flexible and work closely with and support other team members when needed. The role is hybrid – working one day from home.

The role of the Management Accountant

• Production of the management accounts
• Business partnering with budget holders to ensure tight cost control, including generation of budget holder variance reports
• Own and administer stock write off process
• Inventory reporting
• Strong understanding of BOMs to aid production variance reporting
• Purchase Price Variance (PPV) reporting
• Overhead accruals at period end
• Year-end reporting and assistance with audit deliverables
• Utility reporting for the Operations Director
• Month-end system close down
• Support the Financial Controller with reporting for the insurance providers
• Involvement in the maintenance of the ERP system
• Filing of Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting
• Support the Accounts Assistant with their month-end tasks (prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations) and peer review statutory reporting they have produced (VAT, SDIL)
• Manage cash requirements
• Collate relevant customer documentation for the postponed VAT reporting
• Ownership of full bookkeeping duties for a division, including invoice processing, payment runs, cashflow forecasting and reconciliation of stock
• Management of intercompany billing and reporting
• Support Financial Controller with ad hoc reporting where required
• Provide holiday cover upstream for the Financial Controller and also downstream for Accounts Payable when needed

The ideal candidate for the role of Management Accountant

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part qualified - QBE may also be considered

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel – manipulating large data downloads into meaningful reports is a must

• Experience using ERP systems

• Knowledge and use of Power BI is advantageous