Management Accountant - Staffordshire

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Management Accountant

Staffordshire

Up to £35000 per annum

* Managing variances, support through analysis and management accounting

* Suppoorting on key tasks through daily weekly and monthly reporting

* Maintain standard costs and have them able to use by the rest of the team as required

* Business Partner the Operations team

* Complete Annual budget tasks

Key Areas of Responsibility

* Managing Operational Variance end to end:

* full understanding and development of financial calculation models as needed

* management of process including co-ordination with stakeholders

* Review and governance of processes & workings to ensure robustness

* Resolving queries

* Analysis of results and related underlying data as required, providing insight into operational variances and issues

* Presentation, communication & partnering as required

* Reconciliation to financial accounts

* Continuous review & development of Operational Variance reporting for improvement of insight, accuracy, process efficiency and presentation

* Report to agreed weekly & monthly deadlines

* Contribute insight and KPI reporting on variances including weekly P&L review and input into Operations Finance reporting packs

* Support with other Operations reporting and data analysis, financial & non-financial

* Ownership of selected Operations overheads cost centres, to include month end management accounting, commentary and communication with budget holders as required. Assist with quarterly forecasting for overheads and annual budget.

* Balance sheet reconciliations as required for Operational accounts

* Understand and assist with management of standard costs for materials and finished goods in M3 system; ensuring accuracy, availability and timeliness through any product changes.

* Support with Finance related Local Master Data as required e.g. change control and finance costings input

* Annual budget support, particularly with regard to provision of standard cost elements for Materials & Labour and relevant overheads as above

* Holiday/absence cover for key finance tasks within team as required, specifically cover for all aspects of weekly variance reporting.

* Support to Operations Finance team lead from time to time as required e.g. ad-hoc projects

Knowledge, Qualifications & Skills

Essential

* Financial/Management Accounting background, preferably in a similar Operational Finance role

* Currently studying towards finance qualification CIMA/ACCA

* Attention to detail and accuracy

* Analytical & process minded with ability to organize & manipulate large data sets

* Strong IT skills, specifically Excel

* Ability to plan and prioritise tasks effectively

* Clear, concise presentation and communication skills

Desirable:

* Previous experience of M3 or ERP system

* Prior knowledge gained in Operations environment, ideally within FMCG or food industry

* Microsoft BI experience

Management Accountant