Job Title: Management Accountant
Reports To: Group Financial Controller
Contract Length: 9 month fixed term contact, with the potential to extend.
Required Qualifications, Skills and experience:
1. CIMA/ACCA with minimum 2 years post qualified experience
2. Previous experience of working within dynamic finance teams and/or in organisations going through a period of growth and rapid change is required.
3. High proficiency in Excel essential/Power BI desirable.
Purpose of the Management Accountant:
Working collaboratively, the Group Management Accountant will demonstrate a high level of integrity and will be responsible for one or more of the Bluefield operational businesses in the UK and/or Europe. Working within Corporate Finance function, a proactive, hands-on approach is essential. The Group Management Accountant will become the knowledge expert for their area of the business, providing excellent customer service and high quality and timely information to stakeholders within the Bluefield Group.
Duties and Responsibilities
4. Take ownership of the monthly accounting and financial control for one or more UK based legal entities including journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations for accruals, prepayments and fixed assets which feeds into the Group reporting pack.
5. Support the Group Financial Controller with the annual budget setting process, quarterly FP&A and business metrics for the different entities.
6. Cash management including timely cash collection and supplier payments to ensure quarterly cash targets are met.
7. Management of recharges and use of transfer pricing across the group and work with cross-entity accountants to ensure all intercompany accounts are balanced.
8. Investigate and resolve unreconciled items in data sets.
9. Be an advocate for process improvement, challenging existing processes, whilst supporting the business in maintaining high levels of control and adherence to business processes.
10. Preparation of other financial reports including cost analysis and cost control as required by business heads.
11. Take ownership for the audit delivery for your relevant entities. Prepare schedules to support the year end audit and statutory accounts production.
12. Finance lead on operational business cases and KPI tracking.
13. Line management of finance assistants.
14. Maintain data security and confidentiality by using information within the parameters of the job role, any applicable SLAs, the company data policies and / or privacy notices and the statutory guidelines set out within the GDPR and any associated UK legislation, in particular data that is generated by CCTV or that may be classified as personal data.
15. Comply with all required fire, health and safety requirements for the environment in which you are working, including making yourself aware of the current applicable policies and risk assessments and acting accordingly, and attending any required training.
16. Any other reasonable task as requested by a Manager, Partner or Director of the business.
Interactions within the Bluefield Group
17. The Management Accountant will act as a key strategic business partner and as a representative of the Corporate Finance team, taking ownership of their responsibilities to drive forward change.
18. Communicate information as required within the team.
19. Attend team meetings, company meetings, handover meetings and appraisals as required.
Job Location
Bristol Central and frequent UK travel. Hybrid working available.
Hours of Work
37 ½ hours per week, Monday to Friday 9:00 am until 5:30 pm. Flexible working is available.
Our Behaviours:
Our behaviours are important to us at Bluefield. They define our culture and act as a guide for us all in understanding how we approach our interactions with each other. Success isn't only measured by what we achieve, it is also measured by how we achieve our goals and deliver solutions.
Act Courageously
We push ourselves out of our comfort zone.
We know pushing our boundaries can be challenging, but we don't let our fears hold us back.
We choose to act, even when we feel uncomfortable in doing so.
We speak up, share our ideas and stand up for what we believe in.
As a team we are open to the perspective of others.
Collaborate
We work together to achieve our shared purpose.
Every member of our team offers something different and unique, yet we are united in our passion and purpose.
We support each other, learn from each other's strengths and support each other's development.
We seek out diverse views and perspectives and respect the voices of others, even when we do not share the same opinions.
Empower
We have permission to act.
What we do takes confidence - we believe in ourselves and our ability to make decisions.
We take the lead and with the support of our colleagues, we decide for ourselves the best way to do things.
If we make mistakes we learn from them and grow through feedback that we seek from others. We build trust in each other.
Act Courageously * Collaborate * Empower: To Deliver Solutions
Bluefield Services Limited reserve the right to vary or amend this description as required to meet the changing needs of the business. Any such changes will be reasonable and will be communicated to employees.
Inclusive Statement
We aim to have a workforce that is representative of all sections of our society, where you can act true to yourself and where you feel a sense of belonging in Bluefield.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in our workforce.
These include women, those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people. #J-18808-Ljbffr