Are you looking for your next opportunity where you can broaden your management accounting experience, take ownership of inventory and work within a rapidly growing consumer business?
Our client is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the UK, with continued growth creating the opportunity to strengthen their finance function. They are now looking for a finance professional with a strong focus on cost control, financial analysis, management accounts, inventory and stock.
Responsibilities
As Senior Management Accountant, you will:
- Take ownership of inventory and stock accounting across the business.
- Manage inventory valuations and stock reconciliations, investigating discrepancies where required.
- Support the month-end close process, including reviewing stock movements, adjustments, provisions and write-offs.
- Produce inventory, cost and margin analysis to support commercial decision-making.
- Work closely with operational, marketing, procurement, supply chain and commercial teams to ensure accurate stock information.
- Investigate discrepancies, identify root causes and drive improvements across inventory processes and controls.
- Support budgeting, cash flow forecasting and audit requirements.
- Provide wider management accounting and financial support to the Financial Controller.
Requirements
As a Senior Management Accountant, you will have
- Previous experience as a Management Accountant, Cost Accountant, Inventory Accountant, Stock Accountant or similar.
- Strong practical experience across stock and inventory accounting.
- Experience within a consumer, retail, FMCG, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, e-commerce or other product-led environment.
- An understanding of stock in transit, stock movements, provisions and write-offs.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills.
- The ability to investigate discrepancies and confidently challenge financial and operational information.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- A proactive approach to improving processes, controls and reporting.
Benefits
As a Senior Management Accountant you will get
- £50,000 - £60,000 salary
- Study support
- Private healthcare
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible start and finish times
- Newly created role with genuine ownership and scope to make an impact
- Discretionary bonus
If you're looking for a role where you can take ownership, add genuine commercial value and develop your career within a growing business, please apply today or get in touch for more information.
Rutherford Briant is passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We seek individuals from the widest talent pool and encourage underrepresented talent to apply to vacancies with us. We are committed to recruitment processes that are fair for all, regardless of background and personal characteristics.
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