Job Description

Senior Management Accountant

Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.





The Senior Management Accountant will be required to Coordinate and review of financial reporting information, including weekly cash forecasting and foreign currency forecast reporting.

The responsibilities of the role include

(but are not limited to):

Conduct month end close procedures including ledger reconciliations

Report and track budget performance and provide timely variance analysis, partnering with department heads to review overhead expenditure against target Work closely with operations teams to understand cost drivers and implement strategies to improve cost efficiency

Prepare comprehensive financial analysis to support business decision-making

Collaborate with department heads / budget owners to create annual budgets

Supporting internal and external audits

Compliance of all internal policies including Chemring Group plc Code of Conduct, BACM and Finance Manual

Support and develop junior team members, leading in identifying and implementing process improvements

Management of the purchase ledger function within Finance, responsible for the purchase ledger day-to-day activities

Keep up to date with Accounting Standards including IFRS; to ensure compliance with internal and external reporting standards and financial governance

Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements within the finance department

Senior Management Accountant Specification:

Right to live and work in the UK

Chartered Accountancy Qualification - Part or Fully Qualified in ACA, ACCA or CIMA

Audit background/experience

Experience working within a manufacturing environment

Strong excel skills. Ability to evaluate and analyse data. Power BI experience desirable

Able to problem solve, develop and implement solutions both individually and within a team




This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 16:45 and Friday 08:00 - 12:30. Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team.

About Chemring Countermeasures

Chemring Countermeasures has a culture built on our values of Safety, Excellence and Innovation. We continue our investment in the very best people to contribute to our delivery of highly reliable solutions. We are seeking individuals who are not only of the highest calibre for today's business but have the capability to perform at even higher standards to meet the needs of tomorrow's threats facing our armed forces.





We have more than 50 years' experience at the forefront of Radio Frequency (RF) and Infrared (IR) expendable decoy research, design and manufacture, we operate at the leading edge of expendable countermeasure technology.





What is offered:


We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme

5.5 weeks' annual leave plus bank holidays

A generous pension scheme

Share save scheme

Holiday buying and selling scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support

We hold annual social events

Cultural days

Free on-site parking

Podiatrist

Weekly fruit baskets

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the armed forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. We recognise the value that Serving Personnel, both Regular and Reserves, Veterans, Uniformed Cadet Instructors and Service Families contribute to our business and the United Kingdom.





If this position is of interest, please contact our Recruitment Team with an up-to-date CV.




Please note: We do not engage with recruitment agencies. We kindly ask that you refrain from sending speculative inquiries or CVs. Should we wish to collaborate with agencies, we will initiate contact accordingly.





Reference ID: 25R0034