Management Accountant

Management Accountant | £40,000 - £48,000 |Clitheroe & Hybrid | Study Support | Progression Opportunities

Axon Moore are pleased to be working on behalf of a successful manufacturing business based in Clitheroe who are looking to add a Management Accountant to their small finance team.

This role has responsibility for financial reporting, compliance and commercial analysis across e-commerce, retail and manufacturing. The role offers a fantastic opportunity for someone to come and make their mark and continue to develop their finance career in a rapidly growing business.

This role would be best suited to candidates who are keen to progress and are currently studying either their ACCA or CIMA qualifications with full study support on offer.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Presentation of monthly management accounts to the Finance Director, ensuring the timely reporting and accuracy of the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
Ownership for month-end procedures and tasks to the agreed reporting deadlines ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger
Business partner with commercial and operations teams to help prepare and monitor sales & expenditure for each budget holder
Analyse margin and profitability by product line, channel and region
Ownership cash flow reporting including variance analysis
Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders ensuring finance related tasks are dealt with effectively
Maintain internal controls and ensure systems and processes scale appropriately as the business grows
Line manage the small finance team to ensure the departments deliverables are achieved and provide mentorship and support as required
Responsibility for accounting transactions ensuring independent review and corrections where necessary
Required Skills and Experience:

Previous experience working with management accounts
Studying towards a professional qualification (ACCA or CIMA)
Technical knowledge of accounting, financial controls and compliance
Proficient user of accounting software such as Xero, Quickbooks or Sage
Experience within an SME or manufacturing environment desirable
Strong communication skills, excellent organisational skills and resilient in adapting to change
Advanced Excel skills
Benefits & Package:

Starting salary up to £48,000 (depending on experience
Full study support for ACCA/CIMA
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
33 days holiday
Monday- Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Employee discounts
Annual staff wellness day- fully paid
Heavily discounted gym membership
Company pension scheme
Monthly staff socials
“Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please see our website at (url removed)”. INDFIN
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed