Management Accountant – Bury

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for producing monthly management accounts, from trial balance all the way to creating detailed Profit & Loss statements and Balance Sheets, complete with insightful analytical notes
• Managing various components of the monthly accounting process, such as fixed asset schedules, depreciation journals, accruals and prepayment calculations, wage reconciliations, and other balance sheet reconciliations
• Reconciliation, analysis, and interpretation of large data sets, including sales, COS, stock, GP margin analysis, debtors, and creditors
• Analysing large data sets within Excel, identifying and understanding reconciliation issues
• Analyse the final accounts, compare them with previous months/years, and identify any inconsistencies or anomalies before they are sent for review
• Complete quarterly VAT returns, ensuring accuracy in calculations and timely submissions
• Reconciliation, analysis, and interpretation of large data sets, including sales, COS, stock, debtors, and creditors
• Work closely with our finance teams, including sales ledger, purchase ledger, and credit control, ensuring smooth communication and teamwork
• Liaise with the sales operational team on finance-related queries
• Answer external auditor queries during the year-end audit process

Skills and experience required

• Demonstrated ability to excel in a deadline-driven environment
• Exceptional attention to detail, with proficiency in both numeracy and literacy
• Fully qualified, either by experience (Qualified by Experience) or through CIMA/ACCA certification, with a minimum of two years in a similar role
• Strong competence in double-entry accounting, with the capability to apply this knowledge effectively
• Advanced expertise in Excel and adeptness in managing large data sets

This position is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and is office-based, offering 25 days of annual leave. Complimentary parking is available within walking distance.

Individuals with the necessary skills, experience, and personal qualities are invited to submit their CVs for immediate consideration.

We are an equal-opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion are essential to us at Crown Oil, and we encourage a culture where everyone can be themselves at work. We value and actively seek out a richly diverse range of talent. Our policies ensure that every job applicant and employee is treated fairly and with equal opportunity to succeed.