ACCA Accountant in Bristol

Full time hours

Hybrid working: Typically, 3 days in office and 2 working from home

£50,000 per annum + Benefits + company performance bonus

Permanent

Westerleigh Crematorium Head Office (Near Bristol)

Are you an experienced Management Accountant, newly qualified, or nearing the completion of your accreditation? If you're eager to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We are one of the largest independent operators of crematoria in the UK, supported by 500 empathetic and dedicated individuals. We have big ambitions; to grow and invest in our sites, maintain our vision, further develop our colleagues and to provide best in class facilities for our customers.

The role

This is a Management Accountant role in a business where finance has real visibility. You'll work across the full breadth of management accounts, with exposure beyond month-end and the opportunity to apply your technical skills in a high-impact, hands-on way. In addition, the role includes consideration of continuous improvements to current controls, processes and accounting policies, business partnering across the group and supporting the Head of FP&A with undertaking business cases (capex and opex) to allow the business to be data led in their decision making and to revisit commitments and changes and to create a learning by looking at what has been achieved versus promised.

Key responsibilities include:

• This position is a key accounting role within Finance and the Group. Assisting with the end-to-end monthly management accounts preparation and reporting, including budget/forecast variance analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensuring all revenue financial deliverables are recorded accurately and achieved on time.
• Working with two Assistant Management Accountants to produce monthly group management accounts including variance analysis for both profit & loss and balance sheet.
• Uploading weekly revenue data from operational system to the finance system, completing reconciliations and checks each week to ensure that information is accurate, meets UK FRS 102 accounting standards and can problem solve to correct issues by working with IT and site teams.
• Reviewing monthly revenue accounting for all business divisions, including posting inter-company cross charges and performing variance analysis against operational flash sales data.
• Finance business partnering with department leads across the Group to review profit & loss, cost management and consider areas of improvement.
• End to end management accounting and reporting for the Distinct division including management of Trust drawdown requests, cancellations provisions and trade accounts including trade account invoice monthly reconciliation and review.
• Supporting FP&A and Compliance in preparing reporting data for quarterly board reports.
• Supporting Compliance to gather necessary reporting data for regular FCA reporting.
• Working closely with IT and the wider finance team on continuous review and improvement of operational and finance system processes and interfaces.
• Support the Head of Management Accounts and Group Accountant with the year-end processes including preparation of statutory accounts and year end audit.
• Owning the lease accounting and reporting to ensure it is accurate and that disclosure aligns to FRS 102 accounting standard.
• Ensuring communication is robust and effective both within the team and with other departments, enabling close and collaborative working across the Westerleigh Group.
• Compilation of capital and operating cost investment cases, supporting Head of FP&A and working with site managers and heads of.

About you

• Qualified Finance professional CIMA / ACCA / ACA or equivalent or working towards.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Management accounts and financial accounting experience.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to liaise with colleagues at all levels across the Group, including Senior Leadership Team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a proactive approach to problem solving.
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines and managing competing priorities.
• Problem solving mindset, applying technical accounting to real life business context.

Desirable: Experience of Oracle NetSuite. Experience of working in a multi-site operation or business.

What We Offer

If you would like to join the Westerleigh team, you can be sure of a warm welcome, ongoing training and development and a sense of pride by truly making a difference every day to the families we serve. No two days are the same and many of our Managers have developed their careers within the business. The values we champion are Safety First, Exceptional Care, Uniquely Personal and One Team.

In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for the following benefits:

• 24 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday with increases based on length of service
• Company performance Bonus
• Life Assurance
• Access to a wide range of retail discounts and wellbeing support
• Ongoing learning & development
• Pension scheme
• Employee Assistance / Occupational health support Program
• Headspace: Mindfulness App
• Mental Health Ambassadors
• The benefit we hope you'll never need: Free Cremation benefit for Immediate family
• Bereavement Leave
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Recognition scheme
• Free Flu jab
• Employee discount at onsite café
• Free parking

What next? Start a career with significance by applying today. We generally advertise vacancies for a minimum of 1 week before reviewing applications. We reserve the right to close the application window sooner if a significant number of applications are received. If you're not contacted, please assume you have been unsuccessful. Unfortunately, feedback is not always possible due to the volume of applications we receive.