Management Account - Luton

Carlisle Support Services ,
Luton, Bedfordshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £36,000 per annum

Overview

Primary Job Purpose: Monthly Management Accounts and Contract revenue/margin reporting. Provide commercial input to the Divisional directors and Operations managers. Weekly flash forecast. Key Responsibilities: Work closely with Divisional Directors and wider Operations team, to develop an understanding of key business issues and opportunities for improvement. Prepare Monthly Management Accounts and Balance Sheet reconciliations Present monthly figures with commentary, to highlight key variances to Budget / Forecast. Develop a good understanding of contracts' financial performance and support the management team with areas for improvement. Work with the FC and A/P team to look for areas of improvement in reporting processes including "right first time" processing. Work with Finance team and Operations to develop margin reports and operational reports to enable operations to deliver on their plans. To provide forecast/updates regarding weekly performance of business to FD and CEO to ensure "no surprises" Annual Budget preparation Provide assistance/support with pricing of new business bids / re-bids To work closely with the Pricing Manager to ensure correct revenue accounting for all contracts Provide necessary documentation to support the annual audit and work closely with auditors to ensure their full understanding of financial processes and reported results. Measures of success: Accuracy of budgets / forecasts Number of days to report month end results Accuracy of processing and reconciliations - number of corrective entries Key Skills: Strong Commercial Awareness Strong financial analytical skills Strong communication and influencing skills Ability to build and develop relationships with clients and throughout the business Able to manage a fluctuating workload Key Behaviours and Style Indicators: Strong Communicator Team Player Willing to challenge established wisdoms and be robust in defence of opinions and principals Proactive and dynamic Key Contacts: FD / FC Divisional Directors Management Accounts team Operations Managers Auditors Experience/qualifications/knowledge: Professionally qualified, PQ or QBE Experience as a Management accountant for a Support Services based organisation ideally including Cleaning/Security service delivery. Extensive knowledge of Finance systems and spreadsheets