Management Accountant

Our client, an Military & Defence Company based in Bournemouth has a Management Accountant opportunity. This is an exciting opportunity to develop and build a career within their team.

Duties -

• Provide decision support and financial analysis to contract managers for specific contracts
• ensure reporting of financial performance for these (including meaningful variance analysis for actual, budgeted and forecast performance).
• Monthly management accounts for each of its contracts, with a deep understanding of cost bases, overall contract costs to complete, and revenue recognition mechanisms. It ensures positive cash performance from the contracts in liaison with operational and commercial colleagues.
• Liaise with, the contract customer, which can include the UK MOD, and for certain contract report cost performance. It also provides finance support to special projects and bids as necessary.
• Prepare inputs into finance reports submitted to the Senior Leadership Team and shareholder, and where required present such results
• Provide insight into cost trends and ratios, enabling the contract management and leadership teams to address areas of concern as early as possible

Ideal candidate

• CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified or part-qualified with demonstrable accounting experience and strong intellectual curiosity
• Commercially-minded with excellent Microsoft Excel/financial modelling and analytical skills
• Ability to work unsupervised, with the drive to understand complex, multi-faceted scenarios from a financial perspective
• Prepared to work flexibly to achieve deadlines and multi-task, re-adjusting priorities and delivering accordingly, demonstrating a strong teamwork ethic