My client based on the outskirts of Bristol is looking for a Part- Time Cost Accountant to join their busy Finance department. The primarily responsibility of the role is managing the day to day cost flow for the Central Functions individual Income Statements together with Balance Sheet on a management and statutory basis. Main Activities: 1.Provision of the function Monthly Reporting Pack to the Vice Presidents and Directors along with individual Cost Centre Managers for a portfolio of functions including explanations of variances to budget in appropriate detail by cost centre on or before working day eight for both revenue and capital expenditure. This will include analysis across up to three to five functions and approximately 250 co-workers including one of the two IT functions. 2.Preparation and submission of the Monthly Management Reporting to Group Controlling from SAP to HFM for each management entity in accordance with group instruction and timetable. 3.Management of the Delegation of Authority Matrix across AEGM using the electronic Vendor Invoice Management application ("VIM") including the coordination with the other AEGM Corporate Cost Accountants. 4.Working with the AEGM Corporate cost assistant to support and cover the review and processing of monthly hosting charges from plants across Europe and the Americas. Prompt follow up and error resolution with primary responsibility for RnD costs on an ongoing basis. 5.Coordination across the team to ensure that the consolidated accrual and prepayment upload file for Employment and third-party costs is processed in accordance with the timetable. 6.Review and support the monthly Balance Sheet reconciliation process on a timely and accurate manner to maintain good financial discipline. The will include the preparation and maintenance of the MIP Tracker tool in Excel. 7.Management and monitoring of ongoing relationship with the UK SSC including cost recharges from the General Ledger and Accounts Payable Teams along with Accounts Receivable issues. 8.Monitoring and follow up of day to day activities on SAP to maintain data integrity. 9.Management of the recharge cost centre including monthly billing of AEGM hosted co-workers to other locations within the group. 10.Assist in the coordination of the Budget and Forecasting process across the cost centre portfolio. 11.Other ad hoc activities as required by the AEGM Accounting Manager including publication of monthly KPI's. Knowledge/Experience/Qualifications: Part Qualified Accountant. Good knowledge of IT applications especially SAP and Hyperion Financial Management. Good understanding of the workings of a shared service finance function and international organisation. Be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills across financial and non-financial managers. Experience of the workings for a central corporate financial operation is preferred. Intermediate excel skills. Personal Qualities: Enthusiastic Self-motivated Good communication skills Good attention to detail If this role sounds of interest to you, please send your CV or call Miriam on 0176 235 741 Simple Recruitment (South West) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency where this vacancy is concerned. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/85301825