About the Role

Position: Management Accountant
Location: Burnley
Type: Permanent
Salary: Between £30,000 to £40,000 (depending on experience)
Shifts/hours: Day Shift with an early finish on Friday

Due to growth and an ever-increasing order book, we are looking to strengthen our Finance team with the addition of a Management Accountant.

Working as part of a team in a friendly and healthy working environment, we offer a competitive rate of pay based on experience and some excellent benefits including Private Health Insurance, Gym Discounts and Life Cover. This is a permanent position based at our site in Burnley, and we are looking to start the successful applicant as soon as possible.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparing Management Accounts within a pre-defined format
• Analysis and reconciliations, for detailed review by Financial Director.
• Preparation of consolidated management accounts of business unit.
• Preparation of annual Statutory Accounts to draft stage.
• Assisting with the preparation of business forecasts and variance reporting against them
• Assisting with the preparation of the monthly management accounts
• Reviewing trial balance and reconciliation
• Preparing and submitting the VAT return
• Processing of weekly and monthly payroll for submission to HO for payroll processing and reconciliation of all reports and preparation of journals.
• Reconciliation of payroll control accounts and making payments to HMRC
• Preparation of monthly reports to Head Office.
• Entering receipts/payments and carry out bank reconciliations.
• Ensuring that the customers pay on time via planned debt recovery and prompt dealing with queries received.
• Weekly reporting of debtors to management.
• Assisting with the preparation of statutory accounts at year end.

What are we looking for?

• Financial qualifications such as CIMA or ACCA is advantageous but not essential and would be considered against the salary
• AAT Qualifications are essential
• Experience in finance orientated roles
• Exposure to Payroll, preparing Accounts and reporting
• IT literate with the ability to provide detailed financial reports
• Attention to detail with the ability to work to strict deadline

We are looking to interview all suitable candidates straight away and start the successful candidate as soon as possible in line with any notice period you may have to give.