Management Accountant Salary: £38,000-£45,000 per annum, DOE Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (fully office based) Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm Role Overview: Reporting directly to the Finance Manager, the Management Accountant will play a pivotal role in the finance team, ensuring accurate and timely monthly sales data, and ongoing financial analysis and insights. Working in an exceptionally busy organisation with a large turnover of goods, with a multiplicity of VAT requirements, cash, card, and online transactions. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and proactive with strong understanding of financial management principles. Key Responsibilities of the Management Accountant: * Creating and maintaining monthly management reports * Performing variance analysis and tracking costs across departments * Supporting cash flow forecasts * Assisting the Finance Manager in maintaining the accounts systems and offer support to the other management users * Creating and maintaining schedules for accruals and pre-payments * Posting any other journals required into the accounting system * Preparing fixed asset schedule and balance sheet reconciliations * Supporting audit preparation and responding to internal financial queries * Supporting financial administration – oversee invoice coding, ledger maintenance, and routine financial admin tasks such as invoicing trade accounts and bank reconciliations * Acting as first point of contact for all finance queries * Acting as line manager for two purchase ledger clerks * Providing cover for the payroll administrator when they are on holiday / sick / etc. The ideal candidate will have: * Proactive with the ability to work independently. * Competence in Microsoft Excel and other relevant applications. * Strong numerical skills with meticulous attention to detail. * Willingness to assist colleagues with various tasks. * Clear understanding of accounting principles * AAT qualified * Working towards or already holding a CIMA or ACCA qualification is desirable Benefits: * Competitive salary * Pension scheme * Annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays * Study support If you feel this could be the perfect Management Accountant role for you then please apply now