Management Accountant

Our client, specialists in the handling, storage and logistics of food commodities & metals are looking for a Management Accountant to join their team based at offices local to Witham, Essex.

On Offer:

• An attractive salary up to £60K, dependent on skills and experience.
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance cover
• Access to a benefits platform

Duties and Responsibilities of the Management Accountant:

• Provide management reporting for decision-making and analysis.
• On-going review of cash flow and production of budgets and forecasts.
• Liaise with both financial and non-financial managers including the Operations Director and Commercial Director.
• Ensure team members are fully aware of all procedures to be followed to meet business requirements, encouraging them to own and strictly adhere to them.
• Build and maintain relationships with all other departments within the Company and across the Group.
• Produce profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentaries.
• Monthly review of sales invoices
• Oversight and management of the purchase order system
• Assist in the production of the annual budget and periodic forecasting.  Prepare, analyse and interpret KPI’s of the business.
• Ensure the accurate and timely completion of corporate statutory reporting to the authorities. 
• Continuous improvement in quality and standardisation of financial reporting.
• Responsibility for the calculation, presentation and payment of VAT.
• Control income and manage capital expenditure.  Report on company assets and liabilities including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain company standard costings document/ Assist in the development of project costing models
• Take a lead in preparing the annual financial audit documents and assist with financial administration when required

To be Considered for the Management Accountant:

• Proven Management Accountant experience.
• Knowledge and hands on utilising operational solutions to help improve service and efficiency, decreasing error rates.
• Proven technical ability as well as excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Knowledge of Sage200 Accounting would be preferable but not essential.
• Qualified accountant -  ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification
• Proven technical ability with experience in a management accounting role possessing an understanding of modern management information systems
• A focus on ensuring that both internal and external customer service is provided to a high standard and efficiency and quality standards are upheld
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively within the Company and externally to establish positive outcomes and leverage the capabilities of all parties
• Demonstrate the ability to proactively initiate action, be decisive and think commercially

For more details, please contact Willis Global - a leading Recruitment Consultancy for the Supply Chain & Logistics industry