Management Accountant in Christchurch

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with an established, multi-site organisation in Christchurch to recruit a commercially focused  Management Accountant. This is a high-profile role within the finance function, offering a blend of business partnering, technical accounting, group reporting and project work.

Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, the successful candidate will support complex operating sites, strengthen financial insight and help improve the quality of reporting across the organisation. It would suit a proactive accountant who enjoys getting beneath the numbers, working with operational stakeholders and taking ownership of varied, business-critical activities. 

What will the  Management Accountant role involve?

• Partner with larger and more complex operating sites, taking responsibility for their budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting
• Analyse revenue, costs and profitability, highlighting emerging risks and commercial opportunities
• Develop management reporting and analysis, using reporting tools and systems to improve the quality of decision-making
• Lead finance projects covering systems, reporting processes and operational improvements
• Manage fixed asset accounting and capital expenditure reporting, monitoring spend against agreed budgets
• Coordinate the year-end audit and act as a key contact for external auditors
• Oversee tax compliance activities
• Support daily cash management, treasury activity, cash forecasting, banking controls and loan accounting
• Identify financial and operational risks, introduce appropriate controls and monitor their effectiveness

Suitable Candidate for the Management Accountant vacancy:

• A qualified accountant, or an experienced qualified-by-experience finance professional, with a strong technical and commercial background
• Demonstrable experience of management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and month-end reporting within a complex organisation
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with the confidence to analyse substantial data sets and produce meaningful reporting
• Clear and credible communication skills, with the confidence to partner with senior operational stakeholders
• Previous experience within  multi-site environment would be advantageous

Additional benefits and information for the role of  Management Accountant:

• Permanent senior finance opportunity with broad exposure across a multi-site organisation.
• Highly visible role working closely with the Group Financial Controller and operational leadership teams
• Study support
• Ad hoc home working available
• Salary dependent on experience

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