Management Accountant

Job title: Management Accountant Location: Newark, Nottinghamshire, 5 days on site Salary: £45,000 Job type: Permanent, full-time Job description: Macildowie are working with an established, owner-led retail business, based near Newark, to recruit a Management Accountant. Its finance lead is moving into a wider role, so this new position will take ownership of the monthly management accounts. The current pack is simple, which gives the successful candidate real scope to develop it: adding detail, splitting out the numbers and making it more useful to the business. Over time, the role will also take on the financial accounts and year-end audit. It''s a small, hands-on team where everyone gets involved, so alongside month-end you''ll pick up a varied mix of commercial and ad hoc work. Key responsibilities Preparing the monthly management accounts Reviewing and developing the management accounts pack Posting month-end journals, including payroll, accruals and prepayments Reconciling payroll postings (payroll itself is run by HR) Completing returns and government surveys Over time, setting priorities for a small admin team covering bank reconciliations, purchase ledger and sales input Checking supplier invoices for utilities, phones and IT, and resolving billing issues Supporting utility contract negotiations Longer term, taking on the financial accounting and year-end audit About you Experience producing monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals and ..... full job details .....