MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT (FIXED TERM)

Vacancy Reference: CLA- 334
Position: Fixed Term (12 months)
Location:
Salisbury,
Wiltshire, UK
Salary Range: £40,000- £45,000 per annum
At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes.

Our Values

• Teamwork
• Commitment
• Initiative
• Creativity
• Agility
• Integrity
• Enjoyment

The Management Accountant will play a crucial, proactive role in supporting the finance team to deliver quality information, in a timely manner, to assist the leadership team in their decision making. The role will also review costing and pricing rate performance and help management understand deviations from plan/forecast.

Responsibilities

• Finance business partner to the department leads to help them manage the financial performance of the Cost Base.
• Prepare monthly Cost Base reporting including variance analysis to explain why performance has deviated from forecast and budget.
• Lead monthly Cost Base reviews and forecast updates with the department budget holders.Work closely with the Financial Controller and department leads to support the annual budgeting process (IBP).
• Interrogate Cost Base to understand performance drivers and ensure correct cost allocation/reporting.
• Own the month-end close process for Cost Base, preparing journals as required for adjustments, accruals and pre-payments.Produce management information and reports on utilisation to help the business understand actual performance vs the budget and any remedial actions required.
• Support the Project Management function with resource demand and supply modelling to help management make recruitment decisions.
• Maintain costing and pricing rates model and analyse emerging rate performance against budget to report to management.
• Prepare monthly stock reporting and analysis to business stakeholders to support decision making.
• Monitor, challenge and understand any stock losses within the business and support relevant teams to minimize this moving forward.
• Support Operations with driving improvements to stock systems and data quality.
• Assist with annual inventory counts and spot check cycle counts.
• Provide support to both internal and external audit, ensuring timely response and action of any audit recommendations.
• Support the wider Finance team with ad-hoc projects as required, e.g. ERP system implementation.
• Perform other duties as required.

About You
Qualifications
Part/Fully Qualified: CIMA, ACCA, ACA
Skills and competencies

Essential

• Understanding and experience of month-end close including accruals and prepayments.
• Experience in Cost Base/Overhead accounting.
• Confident in communicating financial knowledge across all levels of an organisation.
• Advanced Excel skills and proficient in MS Office.
• Experience of Stock control and reporting.
• Excellent prioritisation and self-management skills are key, as is the ability to manage and meet a wide variety of internal and external reporting deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an ERP system environment.
• Costing and Pricing rates management experience.

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