Responsible for managing the Accounts Team, ensuring departmental and individual objectives are met
Responsible for preparing and issuing Month End Management Accounts and associated reporting within a strict time frame; working efficiently and effectively to meet deadlines. Responsible for all day to day and ad hoc finance related objectives.
To assist and support Finance Manager.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Essential
- Part Qualified CIMA/ACCA
Desirable
- Fully Qualified CIMA/ACCA
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in similar financial position, working to tight deadlines, preparing regular management accounts
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Management Accountant, within a manufacturing environment, managing a small finance team
Key skills and competencies
Essential
- Use of Sage or other Financial system
- Good computer literacy skills including Word, Excel and Power Point
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Confidentiality
Responsibilities
Principal responsibilities
Month End Accounts
- Preparation of Month End Accounts and Associated Reporting (All Subject to Strict Deadlines)
– Stock Period End
– Update Material Prices (Analysis of Standard v’s Current)
– Analysis and Valuation of FG & RM stock
– Prepare Accruals and Prepayments
– Reconcile & Maintain Ledger Control Accounts
– Agree & Reconcile I/C Balances
– Generate and Post Journals
– Payroll Analysis (Include Bonus/PRP/Service Days Tracking)
– Purchase Invoice/Ledger Balances Analysis
– Reconcile GRNI Accounts
– Sales/Production Tonnes Analysis & Reconciliation
– Check & Authorise P/L & S/L Month End Reconciliations
– Overdue Debt Analysis
– Divisional KPI’s
– Issue Accounts to Senior & M&H Management
– Generate & Issue MSR
– Prepare Management Meeting Slides
– Present Results to Management Team
– Upload & Input Results into Group Consolidation System
– Collate & Upload Market Segment Sales Analysis into Group Reporting System
Half Year/Year End Reporting
– Divisional Cash Flow Forecast Reporting
– HY/YE Schedules to Group
– Tax Analysis to Group
– Investors Analysis to Group
– Pensions Data to Group
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- Shed Reporting to Senior/M&H Management
- Carry Out & Organise Monthly FG/RM Spot Checks
- Analyse Staff Payroll and Report Amendments to Group Payroll
- Maintain & Issue Monthly Scrap Figures
- Maintain FA & IA Registers
- Raise CapEx Requests
- Maintain & Reconcile Internal CapEx Tracker
- Input CapEx’s into Group CapEx System. Reconcile & Seek Appropriate Authorisation
- Collect and Process R&D Timesheets
- Maintain Customer Tooling Records and Collect Amortisation
- Assist in Preparation of Forecasts & Budgets
- Input Forecasts/Budgets into Group Consolidation System
- Costing/Margin Analysis
- Check Product Control Forms and Maintain BOMs
- VAT Return Preparation
- Maintain Finance Policies & Procedures
- Prepare Quarterly Returns for Customers
- Valpak
- CCL Data
- Manage Difficult Debts & Release Held Orders
- Maintain and Issue Month End Timetable
- Monthly/Quarterly National Statistics
- Experian Reports
- Maintain PRODN/LOST/OLD Stock via Datalinx/Sage
- Roll Nominal Ledger & Generate Reports Monthly
- Answer Divisional Management Requests
- Interviews
- Support Members of Finance Team – Ensure Individual & Company Objectives Met
- Assist and Support the Finance Manager
- All employees are required to maintain safe working practices by adhering to the Health and Safety policies of the company in place at any given time.
- The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and do not in themselves justify the re-evaluation of the post.
