The Management Accountant has primary responsibility for performing a variety of activities to support the Financial Controller in the accurate and timely production of financial statements and reports. They will also provide support to the Accounting department, Business Managers and Managing Director. The Management
Accountant will supervise the Purchase Ledger team.

Job Responsibilities

Month End:
• Produce monthly financial statements for submission to head office within agreed reporting deadlines.
• Conduct month end and year end processes in line with schedule.
• Prepare schedule and process journals for monthly accruals and prepayments for material value
costs.
• Prepare commentary on monthly financials against budgets.

Reporting:
• Reconcile key Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss accounts in line with schedule.
• Assist with production and monitoring of business KPIs.
• Meet with Finance Managers, Managing Director, and Product Group Managers to present and review
financial results.
• Meet with Executive Management to present and review the monthly business results.
• Assist the Financial Controller in the production of annual budgets, producing forecast schedules and
reviewing actual costs for budget with business managers.
• Production of informative analysis and reporting of labour productivity and cost absorption along with
commentary
• Assist with annual financial audits.
• Produce ad hoc reports as required to support the business.
Supervise Purchase Ledger:
• Supervise the day-to-day operations of the purchase ledger team.
• Review weekly supplier payments, ensuring appropriate approval by the purchase ledger, in line with
specified authority levels.
• Regularly review purchase ledger workload, ensuring timely processing and payment of invoices
• Review and continuously improve wider business and purchase ledger processes and systems for
invoice approval, processing, and payment, adapting with changing workload.

Other:
• Work with Zeeco global accounting teams to implement, streamline and improve intercompany
processes.
• Support the development and implementation of accounting software and business reporting tools,
including Sage 200, Workday, SAP Concur, and various internal systems, providing support to
accounting team and business operations, including process development and report designing.
• Support the Financial Controller and provide cover during periods of absence.
• Review accounting processes to identify inefficiencies and adapt accordingly.

Experience & Competencies
• Accounting qualification, e.g., AAT, or degree in Finance
• Studying towards accounting qualification, preferably CIMA or ACCA
• Minimum 2 years' experience within a similar role
• Broad understanding of accounting transactions and procedures
• Basic understanding of UK and international VAT is desirable.
• Experience supervising small team.
• Previous experience using Sage is desirable.
• IT literate (Microsoft Office), with excellent Excel skills.
• Good communicator - verbal and written, particularly with non-accounting employees in other
departments at all levels.
• Confident and assertive, with the ability to use initiative and make decisions autonomously.
• Ability to prioritize and to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Resourceful, good problem-solving skills, attention to detail and highly dependable.
• Good organisation, time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Flexible and able to manage unexpected situations.
• Good team-player
• Committed to continuous improvement.
• Must live within 1 hour commute to the office and able to drive.

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