Management Accountant

Job Title: Management Accountant

Location: Monaghan

Department: Finance

Role:

This role is responsible for ensuring all accounting processes performed within the Finance Department are carried out in a controlled and robust way. Ensuring that monthly management accounts are produced on a timely and accurate basis while providing support to the management team in all areas of the business, ensure team development and that the finance team is resourced appropriately.

Principal Duties & Key Deliverables

· Oversee the day-to-day running of the Finance Department.

· Ensure monthly management accounts are delivered within set deadlines.

· Development and production of monthly finance board pack.

· Liaise with Finance Manager in reviewing month end balance sheet reconciliations.

· Development of budgetary processes and formal annual budgets with monthly budget reporting.

· Responsible for ensuring Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and transactional tasks are carried out in line with proper process and control.

· Ensuring all VAT/Statutory returns and payments are prepared in line with requirements.

· Build Relationships with key stakeholders across the business to develop business acumen, commercial awareness and to act as a strategic business partner.

· Drive Business performance and product margin improvement in conjunction with other functions while fostering a continuous improvement culture.

· Make best use of the Group’s current IT systems and remain abreast of future IT developments to make the control & reporting process as efficient as possible. Continually contribute to the improvement of Group Reporting systems & information.

· To ensure that the finance team provides the relevant information and assistance to internal and external auditors and introduce recommendations approved by group auditors & advisors.

· To evaluate and deliver team technical training requirements. To ensure adequate role, cross- training and succession planning is carried out to protect the delivery of the finance service.

· To ensure Trainee Accountants are trained in line with the Group Training Programme.

· Working with other departments on ad hoc finance projects.

Eligibility Criteria

· Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA) with proven post qualification experience.

· Proven experience with management accounts and monthly reporting cycle.

· Commercially aware.