Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Southampton, Hampshire
- Salary
- benefits
- Posted
- 06 Apr 2017
- Closes
- 06 May 2017
- Ref
- 13816571/001
- Contact
- James Dobbin
- Job role
- Management accountant
- Sector
- Leisure/Travel/Tourism
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Management Accountant - ACCA, ACA, CIMA to join my client's team in Southampton. The successful Management Accountant - ACCA, ACA, CIMA will play a key role in its finance team to deliver quality month-end reporting, forecasts, budgets and long-term business plans, in line with its financial timetable.
Client Details
My client is a leading, United Kingdom-based travel provider with a globally recognised reputation for travel excellence.
Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supporting and challenging cost centre managers to understand their cost centre financial status
- In conjunction with my client's Finance Team, preparing month-end accounts and monthly reporting packs in line with the prescribed group timetable
- Responsible for co-ordination with Finance and other central functions of the monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and the timely compilation of a dynamic monthly balance sheet reconciliation file
- Responsible for the co-ordination and preparation of the monthly capital accounting reporting and fixed assets schedule in conjunction with the Projects team and relevant third parties, in line with the Group reporting timetable
- Responsible for the preparation of forecast and budget cost centre templates and providing support and challenge to cost centre managers in their timely completion
- Responsible for the compilation and upload to financial reporting systems of periodic forecasts, budgets and long term business plans
- Principal support to the Finance Manager in the preparation of reporting packs and commentary of periodic forecasts, budgets and long term business plans
- Financial modelling of key costs and incomes
- Ad-hoc financial projects as and when required
Profile
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Experience in working with various computer based systems including ERP and/or hierarchical financial planning systems (eg SAP BPC, Agresso)
- Qualified - ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
- Solid experience of management accounting and/or business planning disciplines
- Proactive attitude to work with excellent communication skills
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Flexibility to work to deadlines and cope under pressure
- Excellent general IT and financial modelling skills (Microsoft Office with advanced Excel)
Job Offer
Competitive basic salary + excellent benefits