Job description
We are representing a fully integrated manufacturing and distribution business based in Sheffield and Rotherham with their search for a Management Accountant on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will support the finance team to ensure the delivery of business objectives through the provision and interpretation of key management information. You will provide quality information and use this to pro-actively challenge and influence local teams. As the Management Account you will support the Finance Manager in owning the business financial KPI's.This role is based across two manufacturing sites in Sheffield and Rotherham and involves a significant amount of business partnering across the manufacturing operations. Supporting the operations teams with spend control, budgeting, variance analysis and project management.
The Management Accountant will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
*Assist with the production of management accounts.
*Support the KPI reporting process.
*Development and update of standard costs in the ERP system.
*Support operations with spend analysis and control.
*Production variance analysis.
*Assist in producing business cases for capital spend and other investment projects.
*Ensure inventory is correctly stated.
*Assist with the regular forecasting process and the annual budget preparation.
*Work with the commercial teams to provide margin analysis and support pricing decisions.
*Identifying risks and opportunities within the business.
*Suggest and assist in the implementation and management of business improvement projects.
Experience required;
*Experience working in a manufacturing environment.
*Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA).
*Strong Excel skills.
*Experience of working with ERP systems.
*Ability to question and challenge current ideas and processes in a constructive way.
*Driven and ambitious personality with a desire to make positive changes.
*Ability to build strong relationships across the business with key stakeholders.
For more information please contact Kayley Haythornthwaite
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
