Management Accountant 12 months FTC

Job Location	Unstone
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	£35,000 - £40,000 per annum
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Contract, full-time

Job Description

Management AccountantSouth Yorkshire12 months FTCThis is a rare opportunity to join this fantastic business who are looking to bring on board a Management Accountant on an contract basis.The Management Accountant oversee a team of 3 junior accounting staff and assist with the production of timely and accurate monthly management accounts. In addition the role will provide support to the annual and quarterly business planning process. The role must liaise closely with and support the business areas to ensure an accurate representation of the business, ensure close control of expenditure and manage all cost budgets and forecasts.Key responsibilities

Provide detailed and accurate monthly management information to allow senior management to monitor expenditure performance and understand movements.

Responsibility for the maintenance of the general ledger, commitments ledger and forecast ledger by ensuring miss-postings are cleared in a timely and accurate fashion, forecast changes are made quickly and commitments are correctly represented for engineer/budget holder spend management

Responsible for ensuring the Budget & Forecasting system is maintained for existing and new budget codes.

Provide organisation, support and challenge to the engineers and project managers within the Projects team in the production of papers to senior management

Rapidly develop successful working relationships which promote trust and confidence in the ability of the finance department to support the Capital Projects and R&I teams;

Support the Business Partner with project work and ad-hoc analysis

Skills and Qualifications:

Qualified / strong part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Experience in ledger maintenance, actual, commitment and forecast or a general accounting environment.

Numerate and analytical, able to understand complex financial information and identify key drivers

Inquisitive with a desire to learn about a rapidly changing industry; happy asking questions

Strong MS Office skills, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word

Highly motivated with good communication skills

Ability to develop good working relationships at all levels within and outside the organisation.

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