Senior Management Accountant

My client, a leading manufacturing business in Runcorn, are looking to hire a Senior Management Accountant/Finance Manager to join their head office finance function.

This pivotal role offers you the chance to take ownership of monthly management accounts, financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting processes, while providing valuable insights that drive business performance.

You will play a key part in shaping financial strategy, collaborating with senior leaders across multiple departments, and leading a dedicated team of accountants.

With flexible working opportunities and a focus on continuous learning, this is the perfect setting for someone looking to make a meaningful impact within a collaborative finance function.

What you'll do:

• Oversee the complete cycle of financial reporting and period end processes for a specific business area, ensuring all management information is reconciled accurately against financial reports.
• Produce timely and precise management accounts, periodic reports, and detailed variance analyses for all relevant business units.
• Collaborate with the Head of Finance, Commercial Finance Manager, and other business leads to prepare forecasts, budgets, and long-term plans that reflect commercial objectives and operational strategies.
• Deliver insightful ad hoc financial analysis relating to sales performance, margin trends, cost structures, and challenge business performance where necessary to drive improvements.
• Support the Finance Senior Management Team by maintaining robust financial systems and controls around all activities to mitigate risk of financial losses.
• Ensure accurate revenue recognition and invoicing for third-party activities while working with Credit Control to facilitate timely debt collection.
• Provide comprehensive balance sheet reporting for retail and customer channel activities including oversight of debtors, stock levels, rebates, accruals, prepayments, intercompany transactions, and control accounts.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors throughout the year by managing audit requirements efficiently for all relevant business areas.
• Provide line management support to one Management Accountant and two Assistant Management Accountants through coaching, development planning, and alignment of objectives with departmental goals.

What you bring:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant status with at least three years post-qualification experience.
• Demonstrable experience in financial control covering ledger accounting, accruals management, prepayments handling, provisions calculation and intercompany accounting is required.
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure while meeting tight deadlines without compromising attention to detail or quality standards.
• Strong background in financial planning-including modelling cash flows-as well as preparing P&L statements and balance sheets using advanced tools.
• Experience translating complex financial data into clear actionable insights suitable for non-finance stakeholders at various organisational levels.
• Track record of developing robust internal controls designed to mitigate risks alongside delivering continuous process improvements within finance functions.
• Previous experience managing staff members including coaching junior colleagues towards achieving shared departmental objectives is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills enabling you to build positive relationships across teams; ability to inspire trust while constructively challenging peers when needed.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite-particularly Excel (including advanced formulas) and PowerPoint-for effective data presentation is expected.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar enterprise-level financial systems would be advantageous.

To apply for this fantastic new opportunity, please get in touch!

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