Commercial Accountant

Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working for a well established PLC business in Mansfield as they look to recruit a new Commercial Accountant into the team. 

The company offers some excellent benefits:- 

• Salary of up to £50,000
• On site gym and free gym classes 
• On Site restaurant 
• Employee reward scheme
• 20% discount on all products
• Annual events and regular social events   

This is a fantastic opportunity to be working directly for the UK Head of Forecasting & Reporting. This is the area of the business that looks after all figures for the entities that operate from Head Office, including management accounts, statutory accounts and budgeting/ forecasting.You will work collaboratively as part of the management accounts process and deliver any training required to the core team as applicable.

The role has become available due to rapid growth over recent years, with a number of acquisitions into the group portfolio, alongside the requirement for a significant process improvement. 

This will be a varied and challenging role with duties to include: - 

• Owning all overhead costs for specific departments, including calculation and input into the finance system of monthly prepayments and accruals
• Producing department reporting to help with financial planning, including review and investigation of any variances between the actual results and budgeted/forecasted 
• Building relationships with relevant commercial departments and act as a business partner for financial/numerical queries
• Calculation and ownership of figures to be included in quarterly budgets and forecasts for specific departments/ cost lines
• Ownership/presentation of monthly finance reports to direct line manager, and senior finance as required
• Opportunity to be responsible for the financials of an entity, including ownership of management accounts, balance sheet review and statutory audit
• Supporting group & statutory audits for relevant areas
• Assisting with the integration of new subsidiaries

To be successful you will have the following skills and experiences: - 

• Qualified ACCA/ ACA/ CIMA with 2 year’s experience working in a similar role within finance
• Confident using MS Excel to interpret complex data and draw business conclusions
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to challenge 
• Ambitious and looking to grow a career with a global commercial business

If you are interested in this role, please send in our CV today!