Senior Management Accountant
Michael Page
- Leicestershire
- £50,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Producing accurate and timely weekly and monthly management accounts and business KPI reporting
- Production and continual development of weekly profit & loss accounts, monthly reconciliations and management information to tight deadlines
- Preparation of weekly variance analysis
- Preparation of daily material variance reports
- Preparation of daily labour variance reports
- Produce detailed margin by SKU reports with understanding of driver/root cause.
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- System development on a project basis
- Maintenance of standard costing system
- Deputise for the finance manager as and when required.
- To support multi-site operations teams with ad hoc requests
- CIMA / ACCA / ACA (Qualified Accountant)
- FMCG / Manufacturing background
- Strong understanding of how a manufacturing business operates, and how transactions impact reported numbers.
- Demonstrable working understanding of standard costing.
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently without direct supervision.
- An ability to solve problems using a logical and structured approach.
- Drive to continually improve processes and seek new challenges.
- Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail, and meeting deadlines.
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of MS office products (excel, word, outlook & powerpoint)
- Knowledge of ERP and MRP systems