Management Accountant

The Client:

A market leading Manufacturer organisation based in Teesside.

We are recruiting a motivated Management Accountant to bolster the finance team following major growth over the last 5 years and further planned growth in the future. This is an exciting time to be joining the organisation with a large order book in hand and significant appetite and opportunities for further growth.

The Opportunity:

As Management Accountant, you will report into the Finance Manager and you will be considered a key person in the finance team.

You will be accountable for producing accurate financial accounts, forecasts, budgets and analysis which will be used both internally and externally.

There is a solid succession plan for their finance team; the CFO was an apprentice 20 years ago and most of the finance team have grown alongside the business. There currently are 2 Management Accountants and a recently promoted FD who was a previous MA.

Some of the responsibilities for this successful individual would be but not limited to:

• Developing financial analysis and reporting, incl. standardising or automating existing reporting.
• Monitoring and controlling key WIP / Raw Material stocks.
• Owning and generating financial accounts package for a number of sites / business units, incl. preparation of management reports, balance sheet reconciliations, statutory accounts and fixed asset register controls.
• Monitor and reporting on the financial performance of separate business units, incl. working with the factory management to improve cost / utilisation performance.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
• Systems and controls required to produce accurate financial information.
• Preparing ad-hoc reports if required by Finance and Business management.

The Candidate:

The successful Management Accountant will be/have:

• Be a Part or Qualified Accountant - (CIMA, ACCA)
• Have proven experience in a Management Accountant or related position
• Preferably from a Manufacturing, Chemical or Oil & Gas industry background, but this is definitely not essential
• You will be looking to cut your teeth in the role and grow with the organisation
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work under pressure and manage changing priorities whilst still working to a high level of detail
• Excellent if you have used Sage / Sage 200
• Self-motivated and take ownership and see tasks through from start to finish
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and an inquisitive nature
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build, develop and influence relationships
• Ability to identify and drive process change and improvement
• Be adaptable, flexible and inquisitive.
• Show desire to review and improve existing processes
• Strong personality to be able to challenge in a professional manner

Please contact for a confidential discussion.