Senior Accountant

Senior Accountant

Telford

Permanent

Monday – Friday – 37 hours per week (early finish on a Friday)

Salary – £45,000 - £52,000 per annum

Our successful client is a major manufacturing company based in Telford and they are currently looking to recruit a Senior Accountant to join their finance team on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for the management, control and development of an allocated section of the finance dept as well as preparation of financial statements in accordance with required standards. You will also be responsible for delivery of monthly financial information and analysis to inform and guide sustainable business decisions and improvements and advising Operational and Senior Management Team on a range of financial issues.

You will be responsible for:

* Management of business units finance department – Manage activities and output of section, manage / develop the team, system approvals, implement new enhanced statutory and management reporting processes

* Month End / Year End Financial Statement Creation - Ensure deadlines are achieved, continuously improve processes for preparing financial statements, coordinate sections for reporting and period year end close, coordinate statutory audit

* Project Work - Develop and implement projects, identify and provide financial support to other departments, establish and maintain relationships in the Group through group wide initiatives

* Financial Analysis/Budgeting – Co-ordinate, plan and direct aspects of budgeting process, act as finance business partner for non-finance members, revise standard costs, advise and agree cost down plans, review and challenge expense, indirect headcount and capex plans, prepare and present business plan targets to management

* IT Systems - Ensure accuracy of financial information in ERP finance systems, operate as super user, identify and implement improvements and development of systems, test deploy major system upgrades and changes

* Financial Controls / Compliance - Ensure adherence and improvement of internal controls, engage and manage relationships with key external stakeholders, take leadership of internal and external audits and controls

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will ideally be fully qualified(ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a proven ability in management and financial accounting, financial planning and analysis, group reporting, enterprise resource planning, management information systems and finance systems knowledge. Ideally you will have previous experience in the manufacturing/engineering sector.

The application process:

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We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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