Senior Management Accountant

A services business based in Milton Keynes are looking to recruit a Senior Management Accountant.

A services business based in Milton Keynes are looking to recruit a Senior Management Accountant. The role exists to help with provision of important financial information and commercial insight for the Operating Plan process (including 3 year plans, budgets and forecasts) and to perform a variety of month end processes and activities to ensure the division has accurate and timely accounting records.

Main responsibilities:

• Ad hoc analysis and reporting to support business needs as required
• Acting as deputy for the Finance Business Partner
• Full responsibility for budgeting and forecasting including gaining good knowledge and understanding of the divisional income, staff costs/ FTEs and associated overheads
• Preparing complex financial analyses and reports for department management and the Managing Director of the division
• Act as key finance contact and natural go to person this division but also as secondary point of contact for others, covering for colleagues
• Supporting analytical and other work required
• Provide insight to the business of the cost drivers and explanations for variances versus budget / forecast and identification of trends that can be used to help make decisions about future income and cost streams
• Preparation of month end reporting packs providing explanations for variances and the implications of such variances for future performance
• Participate in various ad hoc projects
• Preparation, checking and posting monthly journals
• Reconciling/ analysing Balance Sheet accounts for accrued and deferred income, accruals and prepayments.
• Assisting in the implementation of a new Financial Planning and Reporting tool

Candidate Profile:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with 1-2 years’ post qualification experience
• Degree level candidate preferred
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills including Excel (e.g, lookups, sumifs, Pivot tables, Powerpivot, graphs) and ability to use Word, including embedding excel spreadsheets
• Ideally, experience of working in a commercial environment.
• Numerate, articulate and logical
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior personnel within the organisation and to present data in a clear and simple manner both verbally and in writing
• Good time manager with strong organisation skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Team player with positive ‘can do’ attitude
• Able to provide proposed solutions to problems

Please apply or alternatively email: harsa.abeelack@robertwalters.com for further information.