Accounts Manager | Andover

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage and develop the onsite finance team ensuring complete understanding of processes and being the focal point for any accounting matter on site
• Own all aspects of site financial reporting to internal and external stakeholders, to a high standard and within the required timeframe
• Ensure accurate production of weekly and monthly P&Ls, with commentary and insights.
• Responsible for check and review all the account entries on SAGE
• Responsible for preparing and reviewing the annual budget (P&L and GAPs well-defined goals shared and agreed with the team)
• Complete variance analysis of site operational and commercial performance against benchmarks including budget and prior year, with understanding of key drivers
• Ownership of the site’s balance sheet including completing monthly reconciliations and ensuring the safeguarding of the company’s assets
• Work with the central audit teams to ensure compliance with, and integrity of, internal finance controls & SOX controls
• Complete, submit, understand and act upon daily and weekly KPIs for the site
• Support and challenge spend control on site including yield, labour and overheads
• Lead the site team in completing periodic budget and forecast reports with clear assumptions and ambitious targets
• Work with key stakeholders from across the site ensuring they understand the financial information and how they can influence profitability
• Understand, and where possible improve, system usage including SAP / SAGE
• Accountable for the site costings for both standard costing and tenders/new product development

Skills & Knowledge

Essential 

• Self-driven with a proactive, energetic approach and the ability to deliver change
• Strong commercial acumen
• Experience of operating in a similar role within a manufacturing/FMCG business
• Excellent people skills with flexible interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the business
• Team player with experience in managing teams
• Be able to demonstrate expertise in all areas of commercial and operational finance
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and experience with Microsoft PowerPoint