Management Accountant - Up to £50k - Maidenhead

A leading global conglomerate, with a diverse portfolio in Environmental Services, is seeking a Senior Management Accountant.

The Management Accountant will be joining the financial control team and be responsible for providing accurate and timely financial information to support the decision-making process of senior management.

The role:

• To support UK Financial Controller, improve processes and controls, driving the business to increased efficiencies and accuracies. Rolling out projects to users and monitoring their success.
• To provide timely, accurate, and reliable monthly reporting.
• To support UK Financial Controller with the annual audit process.
• To support the Finance Business Partner team to ensure ongoing improvement of quality management information.
• Accountable for provision and continuous improvement of the service provided by direct reports.
• To manage the monthly close process to reporting deadlines for relevant sites ensuring that effective cut off processes are in place to ensure accurate and timely information.
• To provide accurate and reliable monthly balance sheet positions for all relevant company codes, including full monthly reconciliation of all control accounts.
• To provide guidance and instil effective communication channels to the sites in the understanding of financial systems and processes, aid any training required, collaborate with them, and suggest possible improvements.
• To collaborate with the Business Partnering teams to ensure ongoing development & improvement of quality management information.
• Participate in the development and implementation of financial policies (revenue recognition, fixed asset capitalisation, stock provisioning etc), procedures, and internal controls to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Requirement:

• Experience with SAP desirable
• Experience of monthly management accounting and analysis
• Experience of managing multi-level relationships within the business
• Experience of multi-site working and managing challenging workloads
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting principles and practices
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI
• Experience of process improvement, including through use of IT
• Experience of cross divisional working