Management Accountant - Catering

Vacancy Reference: GRP-BSE-KS-2009/3

Job Title: Management Accountant – Catering Finance

Salary: From £27,000 per annum, DOE

Job Type: Full-time; Permanent

Location: Bury St Edmunds

Benefits: 25 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays; AE Pension; Study Support

Are you an accomplished 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 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 Catering 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; ensuring balance sheets are reconciled and items closed off; submitting a rolling 3-month cash flow on a weekly basis and producing weekly wage reports.

Working within a sizeable finance team, 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 and efficiently in a fast-paced environment. You should demonstrate current competence and success in a Management Accountant role.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts within group deadlines with detail to contract / site level
• Reviewing monthly accounts with operational management
• Cash management – Managing and reviewing summary and detailed cash flow forecasts on a weekly basis, with a 3-month forecast
• Ownership of cashless balance sheet recs
• Intercompany reconciliations
• Ensuring full and complete controls are in place on all business costs and expenditure
• VAT return preparation
• Managing the Assistant Accounts team
• Additional ad hoc and project work, as directed by the business

Suitable candidates will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to demonstrate strong personal integrity, confidence and discretion
• Ability to meet tight deadlines
• Customer focused and proactive
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, continuously evolving role
• An open and honest approach
• Determined and focused on achievement
• Outstanding communication skills
• Studying towards ACA / ACCA / CIMA
• Sage (200) experience advantageous
• Team management experience, highly desirable

Our Catering Finance team deliver outstanding support to our business and customers throughout the week, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 09:00-17:30, however your flexibility to meet the needs of the business is essential and is especially true around month end.

The successful candidate will be eligible for study support upon successful completion of their probationary period. 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.

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