Management Accountant

Stoke-on-trent, Staffordshire
Gleeson Recruitment Group

Gleeson Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a household name as they expand their commercial finance team in Stoke-on-Trent. We are currently recruiting for a finalist level Management Accountant to join the team as they business grows rapidly into new markets abroad.

This is a newly created role that has come about due to internal promotion, therefore you will have the guidance and support from the incumbent as a line manager. You will be interacting with non-financial Senior Management day to day and will be providing analysis and insight by linking financial reports to the overall business strategy.

Other day to day will include:

• Preparation of 4 weekly management accounts for relevant entities of responsibility
• Record all accounting entries in a robust manner for relevant entities of responsibility
• Collate information from numerous Internal and External systems
• Escalate any clear and obvious variances to the management team
• Compare actuals to budget and investigate variances
• Provide support/inputs into the annual budget setting process
• Following investigation, escalate unanswered variances to senior finance managers
• Create reports for entities regarding financial spend against forecasts
• Collate financial information at an entity level in a timely manner
• Analyse variances of actual to budget to identify discrepancies with a particular focus on Gaming products
• Prepare Balance Sheets reconciliations and present to Finance – Reporting, highlighting any issues

To apply you will need:

• Management Accounts experience
• ACCA/CIMA part qualified as a minimum
• Examples of working with senior stakeholders and building relationships
• Ability to adapt in a newly appointed role

As well as a c£48,000 salary you will receive:

• 10% bonus
• £5 daily lunch allowance in brand new onsite canteen
• 2 Days in office per week, after initial first 2 month training period
• Huge amount of internal progression opportunities in a 90+ person finance team with growth plans to get to over 150 by 2025
• 25 days + birthday holiday

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