Management Accountant

An excellent opportunity has arisen within a business at the forefront of the Huntingdon FMCG market. Looking for an ambitious individual to step in as their Management Accountant who will have responsibility for driving the strategic business decisions through their consistent analysis and forecasting. Working closely with an experienced team the successful candidate will have strong career development opportunities.

Client Details

A leading FMCG brand with a strong European presence are looking for a progressive finance professional to join them as their Management Accountant. Working within an experienced finance team in Huntingdon who have an excellent track record of promoting and developing from within the progression is certainly there to be had for the successful candidate.

Description

The Management Accountant will be responsible for:

Production of weekly accounts on site and working with the operations team to drive accuracy
Compiling financial forecasts and understanding the risks and opportunities within the forecast costs and providing analysis to management
Understand, challenge and interrogate year on year costs on a weekly basis
Ownership of the month end process
Business partnering with colleagues on site to provide insightful commentary through analysis to assist commercial decisions
Help identify cost saving initiatives to drive down cost
Reporting on stock, whilst challenging figures to ensure stock losses are minimal
Assist with the preparation of the budgets alongside key business stakeholdersProfile

The successful candidate for the Management Accountant position will be:

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA, actively studying a looking to progress
Previous experience within an FMCG business would be highly advantageous but not a necessity
Strong systems knowledge and capable of handling and analysing large amounts of Excel data
Able to demonstrate experience in dealing with key internal stakeholders and guiding their strategic decisions
An ambitious and hard working individual Job Offer

The successful candidate for the Management Accountant will be joining a leading name with the opportunity to have an impact on the business immediately. Working from Huntingdon the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package which will contain study support