Job Description

Job Purpose

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Responsible for assisting in the preparation of internal management accounts for the company. Assisting with the Sales and Purchase Ledgers. Assist the Senior Management Accountant with cash management, stock controls, management information requests and Year End audit and processes. Assist with improving existing procedures as well as with implementing new controls and processes.

Key Responsibilities

Assisting in preparation of Management Accounts for the company, including, but not limited to;

- Accruals

- Prepayments

- Stock valuations

- Depreciation, amortisation, and journals

- Balance sheet reconciliations

- Ad hoc journal adjustments

Cash and Treasury

- Prepare drawdown requests for IF and other credit facilities

- Assist in bank and IF facility reconciliations

Purchase Ledger

- Assist with requests for payments and other queries from suppliers

- Assist with processing purchase invoices, including seeking approvals

- Assist with the preparation of supplier pay runs

- Process employee expenses and credit cards

- Assist with new supplier set ups, including verification of bank details

- Liaise with other teams to help resolve disputes with suppliers

Other

- Creating invoices for some customers, including EDI submissions

- Assist with product costings

- Assist with the year end audit and stat accounts

- Assist the Financial Controller with providing Management Information for other departments as required

- Identify areas to improve existing procedures and assist the Senior Management Accountant and Financial Controller with implementing new controls across all group companies

- Deputise for the Senior Management Accountant

Key Relationships

Internal: Sales & Marketing Team, Operations & Procurement Team

External: Suppliers, Customers, Banks and other Financial Institutions

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

- Good working accounts knowledge

- Advanced Excel skills

- Commercially astute

- Natural ability to analyse data and produce meaningful and reliable MI / business intelligence

- Able to react to changing deadlines

- Excellent communication and presentation skills

- Highly organised and able to meet tight deadline

- High attention to detail

- Ability to build strong relationships at all levels

- Assertive approach with strong Influencing skills

Desirable

- Professional Qualification (such as CIMA / ACCA / ACA)

- Advanced ERP (Sage 1000 or X3)

- Multiple entity and multiple currency accounting

- Budgeting and forecasting

Demonstrable success in a similar role within a consumer goods organization

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 30,000.00-33,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Flexitime Free parking Life insurance On-site parking Sick pay Store discount
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Assistant Management Accountant