Financial Accountant - 6 Month Fast Track to FC

Recruiter
Elevation - Accountancy / Finance
Location
Chesterfield
Salary
40000.00 - 50000.00 GBP Annual + + Bonus
Posted
16 Jan 2017
Closes
24 Jan 2017
Sectors
Accountancy
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Elevation Recruitment Group are currently looking to recruit a qualified Financial Accountant/Finance Manager for a market leading SME manufacturing business based in Chesterfield. This positions offers a fast track to Financial Controller of the Chesterfield site within 6 months.

The role's primary purpose will be to support the team and drive forward improvements to the management reporting for the business. In order to do so effectively, this position will involve working cross-functionally and liaising directly with various areas of the business and management levels.

Key responsibilities will include:

*On a daily basis, manage the ERP system, to actively review the work centre and integrity reports and resolve issues that occur
*Responsible to authorise payments
*Responsible for bank account detail authorisation
*Support the development of 2 assistant accountants within team on statutory fillings
*Act as main business partner
*At month end be responsible for the following for;
*Journal log is complete and correct
*G/L to perpetual journal and explore differences, absorption and burden clearing journals, full absorption journal
*Reconciliation of Inventory balance sheets, EOZ and Full absorption
*Reviewing All Balance Sheet reconciliations
*Responsible for Intercompany profit elimination
*Manage the journals and transactions in the BICA entity, alongside the balance sheet reconciliations
*Support improvements for P&L and BS drive detailed variance analysis
*Support preparation of the Monthly Business Review
*On a monthly basis, review Assistant Accountants departmental summary of Actual V Plan with detailed analysis of overspends and forecast opportunities and risks and perform analysis for Admin cost centres
*Responsible for Inventory KPI's, with deep dives into problematic areas, in addition to looking at inventory structure, and split out into current variables, and producing forecasts dependent upon current backlog and potential requirements
*Prepare monthly salary and respective journals
*Assist with the preparation of the annual study of standard labour burden rates, freight absorption, and material absorption for all units, and preliminary studies to support business planning as required
*Support the monthly, quarterly forecasting and planning processes
*Prepare year end schedules for Corporate, Year-end statutory accounts and supporting schedules/files and corporate tax computations
*Year-end statutory accounts and corporate tax computations

The successful candidate will require the following:

* ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant
* Detailed working knowledge of up to date technical accounting standards
* Proven track record providing excellent financial support
* Ability to influence individuals and liaise with colleagues at all levels, in and outside of finance
* Strong IT skills (including Excel)

Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in discussing the above position further.

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