Management Accountant and Finance Business Partner

Location: Eastbourne

Hours of work: 8.30-5.00pm Full Time On Site

Salary: £50-55,000 

Benefits:

• Pension contributions (5% employee and 3% employer contributions)
• Company sick pay scheme (after 1 years’ service)
• Death in service (after 1 years’ service)
• Significant birthday benefit (after 1 years’ service)
• Employee benefits platform – discounts on products from retailers, cinema tickets, etc.
• BHSF – Healthcare Cashback

We’re recruiting for a new finance & accountancy role that is intended to play a key role in the site leadership team supporting the site General Manager with all commercial and finance performance for the site, reporting to the Group Finance Manager.

You’ll be a qualified finance professional who has experience in Commercial Manufacturing, Print & Publishing Distribution or Industrial Automation, working on site with manufacturing teams of more than 75/100 staff.

For you, the role could be a step up from a smaller business in a similar leadership supporting role or from a larger business that is more constrained on progression.

You’d be joining a multi-site Pan-European manufacturer and you would be responsible for a key UK manufacturing site’s finance reporting and performance and play a key role in supporting targeted financial performance of the site.

Providing support to the Finance Function including but not limited to:

• Purchase invoice approval
• Profitability Analysis
• Invoice accrual calculation
• Monthly WIP Valuation
• Job Costing and Customer Profitability Analysis
• Act as a business partner for the site General Manager
• Collation of month-end accounting data
• Site P&Ls review and analysis
• Ad hoc finance analysis and reporting

The position involves the following responsibilities:

• Validate and approve charges from B2B and B2C vendors and provide accurate profitability reporting at a customer / vendor level.
• Calculate accurate Job Costing and Sales analysis data for sites
• WIP Valuation
• Assist with timely and accurate production of monthly management accounts
• Produce, review and deliver site P&Ls
• Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting as and when required by the Finance Managers & General Manager

Key Competencies:

• 3+ years minimum business finance experience
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail
• Financial qualification (ACA or similar)
• Excellent business acumen 
• Advanced Excel Skills (Critical skill)
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills, competent with large data sets
• Carries out duties using discretion and confidentiality 
• Previous experience in manufacturing is essential
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to manage own workload and meet tight deadlines
• Finance Business Partnering experience
• Personable with good communication and relationship building capabilities across all levels of the business.
• Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Group finance department
• A flexible approach to work and workload requirements

This is a dynamic role, very active with the site leadership team and very hands on in making change and business improvements.

You will be a confident manager and problem solver, used to working in a complex and fast moving environment, ideally with experience in complex manufacturing production in a finance partnership and accounting role.

The business will consider all applicants looking to relocate from other areas of the UK (with current Right to Work Permits), and we feel an additional attraction of the role is its location and potential for improved quality of life for the selected applicant.

We'd love to hear from you if this sounds like a role for you