Able Bridge Recruitment are thrilled to be working with a globally recognised manufacturer in the recruitment of a permanent management accountant for their office based in Kilmarnock.
Benefits include
A higher-than-average employer contribution pension
Life assurance
Holiday entitlement that increases with service
Birthday holiday day
Cycle to work and EV scheme
Early finish on a Friday
This vacancy will report into the head of finance who in turn reports into the finance director. There are a number of team members who concentrate on the transactional elements of finance who the successful incumbent will work closely with and will mentor as well as a trainee management accountant.
The role will be office based for 4 days per week with 1 day working from home after a qualifying period.
The Responsibilities
The purpose of this role is to fundamentally support the head of finance and finance director in the analysis of the accounts, variance analysis, monthly management reporting and closely working with a finance business partner you will be responsible for stock control.
On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following;
Daily inventory control, analysis and reporting
P&L variance account management
Ensuring all allocated balance sheet reconciliations are completed
Processing of month-end stock reconciliations
Ensuring delivery of all key reports including transactional reports and balance sheet reconciliations
Waste management analysis and reporting
Monthly gross margin revenue analysis
Works order monitoring, analysis & reporting
Ensuring necessary controls are in place for accurate reporting
Communicating with internal and external stakeholders including auditors
Supporting operational areas to help them understand processes, reports and data
Support with banking, payments and cashbook reconciliations
Ad hoc project work
The Requirements
We are ideally seeking a qualified accountant or someone who has a strong proven accounting background (i.e. QBE with a minimum of 7 years’ experience). A must for this role is experience of working within a manufacturing environment and who understands the mechanics of how management accounts are influenced in a manufacturing environment. You will be working within a team of accounting professionals as well as non-financial stakeholders, so excellent communication skills are essential. We are seeking a candidate who can be office based in Kilmarnock for 4 days a week so candidates will be based in the immediate vicinity. This is a permanent role so applicants who do not have the ability to work in the UK unrestricted will not be considered.
Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.
If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me
Salary description
£42000.00 - £45000.00 per year