Management Accountant
NG16, Nottingham
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 DOE + Benefits
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm
Looking for someone to start as soon as possible
Job Purpose
A growing organisation is seeking a commercially minded Management Accountant to join a fast paced, high volume logistics environment. This role is ideally suited to someone who can quickly embed themselves within the business, hit the ground running and provide meaningful financial insight to support operational and strategic decision making.
Working closely with both finance and commercial teams, the successful candidate will play a key role in driving performance, improving visibility and ensuring robust financial control across the business.
Job Duties
- Producing daily and weekly vehicle costings to support trading performance and highlight trends
- Preparing accurate and timely monthly management and financial accounts, ensuring full transparency across the business
- Partnering with the commercial team to validate pricing models, tenders and new business opportunities
- Delivering clear, actionable financial analysis to internal stakeholders to enhance commercial understanding and drive profitability
- Maintaining structured, client level accounts to support operational and strategic decision making
- Supporting senior leadership with reporting, analysis and ad hoc project work
- Mentoring and developing junior finance team members, including Finance Assistants and an apprentice
- Reviewing and approving sales invoices, payments and core financial processes to ensure accuracy and control
- Preparing detailed MI packs, balance sheet reconciliations and monthly board reports
- Producing separate financial reporting for multiple regions, ensuring correct application of tariffs, charges and taxes
- Contributing to business strategy by challenging assumptions, supporting budgeting processes and aligning financial targets with performance
- Managing cashflow and monitoring key financial metrics to maintain financial stability
- Evaluating and improving financial systems and processes to drive efficiency and scalability
- Leading the preparation of annual budgets and ongoing forecasts in line with business performance
- Ensuring full compliance with financial regulations, including taxation, capital and debt requirements
- Completing VAT returns and preparing associated payments accurately and on time
- Analysing financial data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement
- Supporting year end processes, including audit preparation, reporting and reconciliations
Skills Required
- CIMA/ACCA qualified or part-qualified
- Strong analytical ability
- Advanced Excel skills
- High level of accuracy
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Confident communicating finance insights to non finance teams
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