Job Description

Department:

Finance


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Location:

Dunstable, Bedfordshire

Date Added:

8 April 2025


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Business Group:

Signature Flatbreads UK Ltd

This role requires a finance professional with a solid understanding of financial accounting principles and practices to ensure accuracy in reporting and compliance to policy and regulation.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Management Accountant will be self-motivated and capable of operating autonomously in a regularly changing environment. Providing useful insight into the monthly expenditure of the UK operation and supporting departments with analytics and regulatory changes.

REPORTING AND KEY RELATIONSHIPS

The role reports to the Group Financial Controller with other key contacts being

Chief Financial Officer

Finance and payroll teams

Heads of Departments

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Preparation of monthly journals

Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations

Reporting of profit and loss and cost centre spending, monthly and adhoc as required.

Cash flow analysis and forecasting, in multiple currencies

Provide support on areas of governance, risk and compliance, for example TP, CCO, SAO and risk registers.

Preparation of schedules to support annual statutory reporting

Support UK statutory audit process at interim and end of year

Technical support to wider business with accounting knowledge, for example VAT and taxation.

Become a super user of the ERP system to support implementation and testing of changes made to the system and the impact on finance reporting and controls.

EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

Experience of financial reporting and working to deadlines

Proficient in utilising Excel

Strong team player and effective communicator; verbal & written

Ability to multi-task, prioritize and execute within deadlines

Strong analytical skills and eye for detail and accuracy

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Strong work ethic and organized

Able to work effectively within frameworks without direct supervision

Excellent stakeholder management including the ability to communicate outside of finance

Positive about change and innovation

High attention to detail.

Adaptable with ability to respond to change in a fast-paced environment

KEY MEASURES

3 years post qualified or QBE experience in similar key Finance role.

Microsoft and relevant IT tools. ERP System, preferably Business Central

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Knowledge of payroll processes an advantage.