Assistant Management Accountant

Salary guide: circa £32,000 pa

Location: Harlow, Essex

Free on-site car parking

We are currently looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join a leading, established medical instrumentation design and manufacturer based in Harlow.

The Assistant Management Accountant will be reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, assisting with all aspects of management accounts, costing and Group related accounting.

Requirements

• Worked within a similar role within an engineering / production / manufacturing company.

• Accounting skills, part qualified (CIMA or other).

• Attention to detail, Initiative.

• Analytical skills.

• Understanding of organisational processes.

• Proactive approach to budgetary control.

• High level of IT skills (particularly Excel) with a good working knowledge of ERP systems.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

Duties

• Assist in the production of monthly management accounts

• Liaise with budget holders on a monthly basis to establish the cause of budget or forecast variances when compared with actual results for review by the CFO and the CEO. Assist and support the budget holders to identify and implement corrective measures.

• Handle queries from budget holders and proactively help them to effectively manage costs.

• Assist with monthly and annual reporting of results to parent company, using the Group reporting tool, to strict deadlines.

• Assist with the Year End Financial audit.

• Monitoring of standard costing system and highlighting potential problem areas and errors.

• Assist with the production and reporting of budgets and forecasts.

• To assist the CFO in operating internal controls within the Finance function and the business as a whole.

• Operate in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements including data protection legislation.

• To undertake any such reasonable additional tasks as are deemed necessary to fulfil the role.

• To be aware of the Company's Health and Safety Policy and to ensure that any hazards and/or accidents are reported to a Health and Safety Representative as appropriate and to be aware of safety issues throughout the company.

Salary guide: circa £32,000 pa.

Location: Harlow, Essex.

Free on-site car parking.

Easy access from main line railway station - 10-minute walk.

Please bear in mind that you may not hear from us straight away. Due to the high level of applications we receive every day, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position.