About the role

A large, well-known, organisation in the North East is looking for a Management Accountant to join their finance team, based in South Shields.

The vision of this organisation is to be a £100m business recognised for outstanding customer service and being a great place to work. They pride themselves on exceptional customer service, and making a real difference in the region. In 2017 they supported over 3000 organisations, directly engaging with over 680k people across the North East region.

This role has a salary of up to £45,000 and involves hybrid working.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)

• 1% profit share to all staff

• Flexibility when required

• Generous pension scheme

• Training and Development opportunities

• Membership of Healthcare plan

• Further training and development opportunities

The role:

Support and assist the Financial Controller to provide a comprehensive management accounting

service to the Group.

Your key duties will include:

• Production of the management accounts and business performance reports for Business

Areas, Management Team and Board Meetings

• Preparation/development of dashboard type reporting on a monthly basis

• Presentation, discussion and interpretation of financial performance

• Support Business Areas in the production of budget and forecasts

• Develop and improve budgeting, forecasting and reporting of repairs expenditure

• Support the Commercial team in the financial analysis of commercial opportunities and report on business won, via CRM report (eg Salesforce)

• Provide accounting support to the wider business as required, including grant claims, pension schemes and improvement projects

• Support Financial Accountants with statutory reporting requirements and other ad hoc tasks

• Assist in the day to day management of the maintenance and development of the management accounting system

• Ensure that P&L data derived from subsidiary systems/interface is recorded accurately, including stock, payroll, revenue data, etc

What you need:

• Qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA)

• Experience in the production of management accounts and subsequent variance analysis

• Experience in the production of budgets / forecasts

• Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures, legislation and policies.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyse and interpret complex financial and activity information and queries

• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office and financial ledger systems

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally

• Organisational skills and the ability to coordinate a range of duties and meet tight deadlines

If you are interested in this role of Management Accountant, click ‘Apply Now’ and a member of our team will be in touch.