Management Accountant

Trafford Park

Permanent

£40k - £55k per annum


Role & Responsibilities:

We have a great opportunity working for an exciting leisure manufacturer in Trafford Park. This really is an amazing opportunity to join a large and growing organisation at the heartbeat of the Finance team.


The successful candidate will provide a high-quality and time-sensitive service:

* Preparing and/or reviewing VAT returns, management accounts and month end processes like CID reconciliation
* Preparing budgeting, cashflow forecasting and other business advisory services
* Creating monthly P&L and BS reports
* Creating monthly P&L and BS reports
* Ensure that book-keeping records are ready in time for management accounts and VAT preparation
* Contributing to departmental initiatives and projects
* Assisting with the preparation of proposal documents to enable the department to increase its client portfolio and communicating effectively with other service lines to increase cross-referred business


Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

* ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified with broad practical accounting & outsourcing experience
* Mixture of industry and practice experience ideal but not essential
* Solutions person - ability to be proactive and use own initiative
* Experience in preparation of management accounts and month end close processes, VAT returns, budgets, and cash flow forecasts
* Takes ownership of projects, and takes responsibility for quality control
* Strong people management skills with a passion for developing others and themselves
* Strong interpersonal and client handling skills
* Strong organisational skills
* Strong business acumen
* Strong numerical and IT skills - ability and desire to learn new technology, proficient in excel
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Good attention to detail
* Experience of SAP and/or other accounting packages would be beneficial

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