Management Accountant

To be considered for this role you must be residing in the UK and have proven UK based experience relevant to this role. Any applications which fall outside of this, will not be considered and working sponsorship is not available. This role is based in Portsmouth where local travel to the office is required. If you are not living in the local area, and do not have the ability to base yourself in this region, please refrain from applying as your application will not be considered. Company details and job overview: Kenton Black Finance have partnered with an award-winning business who deliver sustainable solutions across the Portsmouth area within the construction sector. Our Client invest, design, manufacture, construct, maintain and operate a wide variety of projects across several high profile clients within both the public and private arena. Due to continued growth, they are now looking to secure a talented Management Accountant to join an established finance function n the Portsmouth office. Your New Role As Management Accountant: As Management Accountant you will be responsible for timely and accurate completion of management accounts supporting delivery of an effective business partnering service with business and commercial managers. The role will include the production of monthly reports, budgets, and liaising with various stakeholders to ensure that risks and issues affecting financial performance are communicated clearly. Role Responsibilities: • Manage, control, supervise and allocate workload within the finance and admin teams. • Ensure all costs are captured and allocated to contracts and/or departments accurately, effectively and in a timely manner, with a strict application of company governance and policies. • Ensure sales invoicing is completed on a timely basis. • Ensure purchase ledger Invoices are allocated correctly and dealt with promptly. • Oversee the timely production of weekly payroll and subcontractor payments. • Produce accurate monthly management accounts, with particular focus on end of quarter and year end reporting, including Profit & Loss (P&L), key performance indicators, variance analysis and supporting commentaries in line with agreed reporting deadlines. • Prepare monthly reporting of Aged Working Capital (Debt & WIP), remedial and other provisions for contracts; liaising with project commercial managers. • Prepare the bi-yearly budgets including P&L, labour & equipment branch, overheads schedules as well as facilitating the preparation of the budget pack. • Act as guarantor of local financial governance (segregations of duties, financial authorities, engagement rules with suppliers, subcontractors and clients); • Ensure compliance with group accounting policies for financial reporting, highlighting in advance any potential issues to management. • Develop relationships at all levels within the business to promote the value of the Finance function and actively develop and implement financial best practices Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply: To be considered for this role you shall have operated in a similar role where Management Accounts have been the core focus. With either a formal qualification, or on the way to achieving one you shall be driven to add value in a commercial setting where the detail forms a large part of the decision making process. With sound technical skills, and the ability to deliver timely and accurate month end reporting, you shall be well rehearsed in producing analysis, as well as month end management accounting activities. Salary & Reward On Offer: On offer to the successful candidate is a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits package. This is an office based position, and a strong support network is in place to develop your skills, enhance knowledge and enable growth. For the right practitioner who has the knowledge, skills and drive to succeed in a dynamic and fast paced environment, there is huge potential to develop within a growing, exciting business. This role is being handled by Darren Cadman at Kenton Black Finance. Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a marker leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK