Management Accountant
Tessenderlo Group
- Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf Treforest, Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible and accountable for the accurate application of accounting principles (local and group). Managing the financial system in the plant, keeping the ERP system in line with business requirements
- All month end journals, accruals and prepayment schedules
- Monitoring assets under construction and responsible for timely capitalization of assets
- Technical close in SAP
- Upload monthly accounts (P&L / balance sheet), and additional KPIs for group consolidation team
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Verify and align intercompany balances with management accountants of other plants
- Monthly VAT returns and Office for National Statistics surveys
- Preparation of year end statutory accounts and tax pack
- As a SPOC for external auditors, you provide them with all requested information
- You build, implement and execute management reporting in line with plant and business unit requirements
- Monthly review and analysis of all plant costs & KPIs with the relevant stakeholders
- Support in the validation/analysis of actual monthly results reported to the BU and Group, investigate and resolve anomalies and unusual trends
- Managing, reviewing and monitoring the cost accounting process to control current and future operations
- Together with the plant controller, you drive the implementation and usage of our BI-tool
- Preparation of cost center, payroll and maintenance forecasts and budget
- Challenging the assumptions/targets used in the budget and forecasting process
- Upload of accounts and operational KPIs for group consolidation team
- Support the plant controller in reviewing requests for investments
- Support the plant controller in driving digitalization & continuous improvement initiatives over the whole site
- Assisting in the implementation of a control environment that ensures the mitigation of financial and business risks (errors, misuse of assets, fraud, ...);
- Ensuring internal audit findings are properly and timely addressed
- Management of our vendor master data, ensuring all checks have been carried out to avoid fraud instances
- Provide weekly FOREX data to Group treasury department
- You support our Group consolidation, tax, risk and legal departments by providing the necessary information so they can manage the relationship with authorities / statutory auditors
- Ensuring full compliance with group and business unit policies and internal control procedures
- You will hold a Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Accounting or Finance or a related field of study with applicable experience;
- You are CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified;
- You have minimum 2 years of relevant experience, experience in one of the Big 4 is advantageous;
- You are flexible, open-minded and able to work in a team as well as independently;
- You love to make in-depth A-Z analyses in a complex environment;
- You have good communication skills;
- You have excellent knowledge of IT tools, including Microsoft Excel. Experience with SAP, Hyperion Financial Management and/or Power BI is a plus;
- BUPA private medical
- Above average pension contribution structure
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Life assurance
- Sickness absence insurance
- Training and development opportunities
- Incremental holiday increases
- Social events and more