Management Accountant

Your new companyHays are working in exclusive partnership with a very successful business in Shrewsbury who are looking for a Management Accountant to join their team. This could be a first-time mover from practice or an experienced individual from industryYour new roleThis is a great role working closely with an experienced Senior Finance team and duties will include:

• Point of contact for the Finance Department
• Assist with Month-End Accounts preparation, to include Stock Reporting and Reconciliations, Fixed Asset Register and Depreciation, Accruals, Prepayments and journal postings
• Monthly Bank Reconciliations for all bank accounts, including multi-bank, multi-company and multi-currency
• Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• VAT knowledge, including EU and non-EU transactions, VAT Returns, Plastic Packaging Tax
• Importing knowledge, including import paperwork, deferment account, freight invoices and landed costs
• Customer, Supplier & Ship-through/Price Support rebate tracking and claiming
• Weekly Cash Flow update
• To provide cover for Purchase Ledger and sales ledger

What you'll need to succeed

• Our client is looking for an individual who is either a first-time mover from practice or experienced in industry with a passion to learn and develop and can see the bigger picture.
• To be successful in this role, you will need to be a motivated, self-starter who can operate with minimum supervision, has the initiative to improve processes and is confident to suggest alternative and more efficient methods.
• You should have excellent communications and interpersonal skills as well as strong IT and Excel skills.

What you'll get in returnThis is a great opportunity to join an established team who will help you to develop your accounting skills and give you the opportunity to progress in your career. They offer a superb company culture as well as a competitive salary, benefits and study supportWhat you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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