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1. A Management Accountant prepares, develops and analyses financial information to allow the organisation to make well-informed decisions to ensure future stability, profitability and growth.
2. Management Accountants establish and maintain financial policies and management information systems and are an integral function to inform management colleagues on all aspects of company finance. The role combines accounting skills with effective management and concise communication to both financial and non-financial management.
3. A Management Accountant's role is to look ahead, analysing business performance advising on how to pre-empt problems and adapt to changing circumstances and developments
4. The overall aim for a Management Accountant is to improve value in all areas of the business by managing and reducing operational and production costs and implementing the most effective strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
5. Produce financial statements including profit and loss accounts, budgets, cash flows, monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentaries.
6. Assist in the production of the annual budget and periodic forecasting
7. Provide management reporting decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post-implementation analysis
8. Ongoing review of cash flow and production forecasts
9. Produce annual statutory accounts in management format
10. Calculation, presentation and payment of VAT
11. Manage capital expenditure
12. Report on company assets and liabilities including balance sheet account reconciliations and review of intangible assets
13. Ensure compliance with all financial regulations
14. Manage accounts assistants, including day to day communication and motivation as well as succession planning and performance management
15. Carry out continuous reviews of working accounting practices and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations.
Key Competencies:
16. Qualified Accountant with a minimum of 3 years' experience
17. Proven technical ability with analytical skills and attention to detail
18. Understanding of financial regulation and legislation
19. Understanding of modern management information systems
20. Ability to manage, delegate, motivate, monitor and control team
21. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels with both financial and non-financial management
22. Intellectual with a strong commercial acumen
What’s in it for you?
23. 30 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays) that will increase with length of service
24. Birthday day off
25. Contributory Pension Scheme
26. Enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption payment
27. Job Specific training
28. Staff discounted parts and servicing plus a free MOT every year
29. Recognition of length of service at 5,10,20,30 & 40 years anniversary
30. Life Assurance (death in service benefit)
31. Staff Car Scheme*
32. Colleague Referral Scheme / Customer Referral Schemes
33. Cycle to Work Scheme
34. Employee Assistance programme with access to a 24/7 helpline and designated Mental Health First Aiders
35. Sinclair Foundation - charitable foundation designed to support members or their close family who find they need financial support at times of ill-health.
36. Development opportunities within the Sinclair Group