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Management Accountant

Employer
Muller Dairy
Location
Glasgow, UK
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 23, 2019

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Job Role
Management Accountant
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Müller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package within a highly successful European business that offers financial rewards and resources, including bonus scheme, contributory pension, life assurance, generous holiday allowance and a flexible benefits programme. This could be your opportunity to further your career as a Management Accountant with an awardwinning FMCG company that's truly entrepreneurial. We are looking for an experienced individual, who will be based at our East Kilbride site, to provide timely and accurate financial data to the business. In this role the key responsibilities will include:
• Responsible for the accurate and timely recording of all the raw milk transactions in the ledger
• Responsible for ensuring that all weighbridge transactions have been reflected in the income statement
• Responsible for reconciling the trading activities within the ledger
• Responsible for ensuring all tasks and controls are completed on a timely basis pertaining to compilation of the raw milk and trading activities
• Responsible for challenging trading/milk procurement team on performance including reconciliation of performance and effectiveness of cut off processes
• Provide backup for preparation of monthly income statement and reports within the management accounts by end of working day 5
• Responsible for reviewing accuracy and controls over balance sheet accounts relating to raw milk
• Responsible for preparation of schedules for statutory auditors in respect of the key accounts for adequacy and relevance relating to raw milk
• Responsible for implementing continuous improvement and controls in the monthly management accounts process relating to raw milk and trading activities
• Responsible for ongoing improvements around the budgeting/forecasting process specifically on operating overhead.
• Responsible for supporting Controlling team members in their understanding of our systems and processes
• Provide ad hoc support for the finance director and direct line manager
• Review of raw milk and trading reports within the monthly management accounts pack by working day 5 of each month
• The Management Accounts team is responsible for the collation of data for and production of the budgets and forecasts produced by the business.
• Responsible for ensuring communication of items for inclusion or exclusion are considered at each budget or forecast iteration.
• Responsible for overseeing the end to end process of the budget/forecast is completed and accurately updated for Operating Costs.
• Responsible for identifying and improving budget and forecast processes at all levels to create a more streamlined process
• Responsible for the timely and accurate publication of updates to all MIS to latest forecast and budget
• Responsible for the accuracy and timely return of all Group reporting requirements i.e. monthly/forecast/budget/medium term plan.
• Take full ownership and act as first point of contact for any queries on reporting from Group Controlling, escalating where further support is required.
• Ensure that communication of all key dates is provided to all relevant colleagues within the Muller Milk & Ingredients business. Key skills & experience
• 5 years experience is essential.
• Proven experience in the FMCG environment would be beneficial.
• Ability to operate at all levels across the business.
• Excellent relationship building and communication skills; able to tailor communications to the audience involved.
• Excellent IT & Systems knowledge and experience (Movex/AS400/SAP/Excel)
• Prior experience as a site/cost accountant
• Part qualified accountant
• Impact &influencing skills.
• Capable of voicing opinion in a concise and positive mannger.
• Needs to be both a team player and capable of working on their own.
• Capable of demonstrating all of the values consistentlyperience in an own label supply environment would be beneficial. The Process If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk

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