Robert Half Talent solutions are seeking and Assistant Management Accountant for a Llanelli based organisation. Role Overview
We are looking for a hands-on and proactive Management Accountant to join our finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end management accounting process, ensuring financial accuracy and providing the insights needed to drive our manufacturing operations forward. You will play a key role in modernising our reporting by building robust daily and weekly systems to support real-time decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Reporting: Lead the production of full Monthly Management Accounts (MA), including P&L analysis and variance reporting.
2. Balance Sheet Integrity: Perform regular balance sheet reconciliations and maintain oversight of accruals and prepayments.
3. Cash Management: Manage cashflow forecasting to ensure the business meets its operational needs and investment goals.
4. Manufacturing Oversight: Conduct detailed stock reconciliations and valuations, working closely with the production and warehouse teams to manage inventory accuracy.
5. Planning & Strategy: Drive the annual budgeting process and provide rolling forecasts that reflect current market and production trends.
6. Transactional Oversight: Supervise or directly manage Debtors (AR) and Creditors (AP), ensuring healthy working capital.
7. Banking & Compliance: Oversee banking operations and manage the payroll process accurately and on time.
8. Systems & Systems Innovation: Navigate and consolidate data from multiple reporting systems. A major focus of this role will be designing and implementing new daily and weekly reporting frameworks to improve business agility.
The Ideal Candidate
9. Experience: Previous experience within a manufacturing or production environment is highly preferred (understanding of Cost of Goods Sold, WIP, and stock is essential).
10. Technical Skills: Advanced Excel skills and the ability to work across various ERP/reporting software.
11. Mindset: A "builder" mentality-you enjoy taking messy data and turning it into clean, automated reports.
12. Qualification: Part-qualified or Finalist (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE with relevant manufacturing experience.
On offer:
Salary of from £35,000 to £45,000
This role is fully on site in Llanelli
Pension 5% matched
Health insurance
Life assurance
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.