A successful and growing organisation in the heart of Basildon are looking for a Management Accountant to join them due to growth. This is a lovely opportunity for someone who is currently an Assistant Management Accountant studying towards ACCA or CIMA and looking for a role you can grow into and develop.
Duties will include
- Managing annual budgeting process and preparation / refinement of budget model.
- Short term forecasting (e,g, next quarter / budget re-forecasts).
- Linkage of sales 'booked' by sales team to revenue recognised in the P&L.
- Preparation and presentation of management information for inclusion in the group management accounts / board packs. This will involve working with the team to develop insightful business reporting and KPI's across the Group.
- Analysis and evolution of margins by income stream / customer. Identification and demonstration of areas where margins could be enhanced and working with the sales and operational teams to deliver on this.
- Overhead cost analysis and management against budget.
- Supporting with the annual audit
Skills you will need
- Active studier of ACCA or CIMA
- Good commercial acumen
- Analytically minded
- Able to communicate with non finance people
- Being inquisitive and wanting to understand the why
- Caring about what you do and the impact you make in the company
- Dissecting information
Benefits
Study support
22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension
Flexible working hours (offices are open 8:00am-6:00pm so you can work your 7.5 hours to suit in these times)
Hybrid after probation
