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Management Accountant

Employer
Michael Page Finance
Location
England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
Salary
Negotiable
Closing date
Mar 22, 2019

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Job Role
Management Accountant
Sector
Arts & Entertainment
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Management Accounts role which will have responsibilities around budgeting, forecasting, process improvements and operational reporting

Client Details

The client is a growing PE backed Media business based in Manchester city centre

Description

Management Accountant

Assist the Finance Manager with the production of the Management Accounts including:

  • Overhead completion and working with business users to maintain budget control
  • Owning the collation of the project costs in the monthly accounts eg managing the timesheet process to ensure all time related costs are in by month end, working with the purchase ledger clerk to ensure timely inputting of all invoices, ensuring all incentive costs are appropriately allocated
  • Working with the UK Finance Manager to complete the monthly income and to ensure that income is accurately accounted for
  • Assist with the completion of the UK management accounts pack and over time to own this

Budgeting and Forecasting:

  • Owning the overhead reforecast for the UK business
  • Supporting the UK Finance Manager in completing the Income and Gross Margin forecasts
  • Working with the UK Finance Manager to complete the UK budget / reforecast pack
  • Providing UK cash flow forecast data to the Group accountant to produce the group cash flow

Operational Support:

  • Provide the weekly flashtime timesheet report and work with the accounts clerk to resolve any issues with UK timesheets
  • Produce key UK operational reports -in particular the utilisation, throughput and other key management reports
  • Working with the rest of the finance team, be a key point of contact for UK operational staff to resolve ad hoc queries and provide additional support and analysis where required
  • Profile

  • Experience working in a people based business
  • Previous experience in a Management Accountant role
  • Working in an international environment and comfortable with dealing with foreign exchange, Transfer Pricing etc..
  • Simple consolidation with some element of foreign exchange
  • Excellent, advanced excel skills - Sage BI experience would be desirable. Examples of where you have streamlined reporting would be very interesting
  • Accustomed to working to deadlines
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Confident dealing with non finance staff
  • Job Offer

    • Competitive salary
    • Excellent benefits package
    • Opportunity to join a growing business

    Company

    Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.

    We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.

    Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.

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