Senior Management Accountant

Marks Sattin is partnering with a well-established manufacturing organisation in the Hinckley area who are seeking a Senior Management Accountant on a full-time, permanent basis. The company are going through an exciting time and have ambitious plans to grow further. This is an on-site role, Monday to Friday, with Fridays having a half day finish.

The Senior Management Accountant will have proven experience within the manufacturing industry and must be able to demonstrate good knowledge of costing and will be familiar with manufacturing and factory management software - ideally within the automotive, aerospace or precision engineering sectors.

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Senior Management Accountant will provide commercial insight and analysis for the Senior Leadership Team to aid key decision making. You will also support the Finance Director in the budgeting & forecasting process and will also business partner with the engineering and operations teams on-site to drive financial performace.

Responsibilities of the Senior Management Accountant will include:

• Supervision of two Accounts Assistants
• Supporting the Finance Director and SLT to identify suitable KPIs to monitor business performance that have a direct impact on financial results
• Developing financial models to track key metrics and trend analysis
• Highlighting risks and opportunities through the provision sound financial analysis and commercial insight
• Supporting the Finance Director as required with ad-hoc projects
• Preparing accurate cash forecasting based upon expected daily sales invoicing and supplier payments
• Monitoring and reporting to the SLT on debtor and creditor terms and ensuring risks are highlighted and actioned
• Completion of monthly balance sheet reconciliations for all General Ledger Balance Sheet accounts
• Maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register
• Monthly Management Accounts reconciled to the General Ledger

To be considered you must:

• Have a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Have experience in a similar position
• Have experience within a manufacturing environment
• Be within a commutable distance to the offices as the position requires 5 days per week on-site
• Have strong costing background
• Have Factory Management Software experience
• Have a good understanding of financial controls and processes
• Have experience of financial forecasting and planning
• Be a proficient Excel user and comfortable extracting data from ERP systems
• Have strong analytical skills
• Have a natural drive to improve processes where necessary
• Be a great communicator with the ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders within a fast paced environment

This is a great opportunity which will allow for significant exposure to the Senior Leadership Team where your financial analysis will form an important part of high level decision making. If this opportunity sounds like you, please don't hesitate to apply!