Management Accountant - FM, Grocery, Logistics & Manufacturing

acancy Reference: GRP-BSE-KS-2404

Job Title: Management Accountant, Finance

Job Type: Full-time; Permanent

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Salary: £28,000-£31,000 per annum, DOE
Benefits: 20 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays; AE Pension; On-site Parking, Opt-in Health Cash Plans

Are you an accomplished part-qualified / finalist Management Accountant? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, energetic environment? Are you ambitious, driven and keen to progress your career in a rapidly growing finance division?

If you're eager to progress your career within with an organisation whose vision and ambition can match yours, we believe that this role will challenge and satisfy your desire to succeed. Our diverse, energetic and rapidly expanding Finance Team are recruiting for a highly capable Management Accountant and we are keen to hear from pro-active candidates with a can-do attitude and a hunger to succeed.

Servest Group is an expert in facilities management, creating environments which enable people to deliver exceptional experiences to help organisations to be more efficient, effective and sustainable.

Based at our offices on the western fringes of Bury St Edmunds, you will have responsibility for producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts; providing contract analysis and profit trending and managing and developing the maintenance of key financial ‘budget' information.

This is a varied and challenging role which provides huge scope for progression and exposure across the business. We are looking for customer-focused and pro-active individuals with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Provision of contract based financial information to the operation
• Benchmarking and financial trend analysis to highlight best and worst performing sites and help to drive operational efficiencies
• Managing and developing the maintenance of key financial ‘budget' information for every site to ensure full control of costs through the business
• Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly revision of budgets (i.e. Preparation of quarterly forecasts)
• Ownership of the balance sheet and responsibility for maintaining reconciliations
• Compliance with Group Financial Policy and procedure and establishment of additional policy and procedure as required
• Management of audit each year
• Will ensure full and complete controls are in place on all business costs and expenditure
• Control and management of all financial systems / applications
• Assistance in due diligence projects (including modelling etc.) and integration following any acquisition
• Development and maintenance of a company ‘dashboard' incorporating key business indicators
• Other ad-hoc work and projects as directed by the business

Suitable Candidates

• ACCA / CIMA qualified / finalist
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to demonstrate strong personal integrity, confidence and discretion
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Customer focused and proactive
• Able to deal with a fast paced continuously evolving role
• An open and honest approach
• Determined and focused on achievement
• Effective communication skills
• Access Accounts (Dimension / Focalpoint) experience preferred.

Our Finance teams deliver outstanding support to our business and customers throughout the week, Monday to Friday, however flexibility to both suit employees needs to meet the needs of the business is essential and is especially true around month end. We are always happy to discuss a flexible and agile approach to working.

We offer excellent career and development opportunities, as an organisation that's proud of its' great people - We believe in the opportunity to recognise and share success. If you are interested in applying for this role and meet the above criteria, please email your CV to resourcing@servest.co.uk

To find out more please visit us on www.servest.co.uk

Servest is an equal opportunities employer and rely on diversity to deliver on our goals. We actively encourage applications from talented and qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality.