Management Accountant in Shaftesbury

Direct Response Employment Services are delighted to be assisting a long established client of ours in Shaftesbury in the recruitment of a Management Accountant to join the team on a permanent basis.As a Management Accountant you will play a key lead in setting and monitoring budgets and working along side the wider financial team in driving continuous improvements.Key Responsibilities: * Lead the financial planning, forecasting, and support the Finance Manager in reporting and analysis across the group, identifying trends, risks and opportunities and where necessary provide variance analysis and recommend corrective actions. * To prepare designated month-end and year-end journal adjustments to agreed deadlines, including accruals and prepayments. * To manage the collation, interpretation, of accurate weekly and monthly Management accounts & reports according to time schedules agreed. * Together with the Finance Manager ensure the accuracy of P&L, Balance Sheet reconciliation and cash flow reporting for the group’s businesses including cashflow forecasting. * To identify key trends in income and expenditure by department / activity program and significant variances from budget. To investigate unusual or unexpected departmental and activity results or variances and to bring these to the attention of the FC. * Ensure integrity of financial data supplied to the board and external compliance organisations along providing information for audits. * Provide support to the Finance Director, the co-ordination and production of the annual budget and periodic forecasts as required. * Support senior management and key stakeholders in making informed financial decisions, support budget holders in preparation of annual budgets and forecasts, communicate and interpret financial date to non- financial managers. * Creating adhoc reports and providing overall support to the Finance Department streamlining processes as and when necessary. * Undertake other relevant tasks as required.The ideal candidate will have previous accountancy experience and ideally be part qualified CIMA or ACCA qualified with previous experience of managing budgets within an organisation.The role is working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with a salary of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum plus additional company benefits.If you would like to find out more then please get in touch for a confidential discussion on the role