Management Accountant (15 month FTC)

Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) is a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Group, a US listed company and the world’s largest distributor of aftermarket spare parts for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The group has global revenues of US$23Billion with operations in North America, Europe and Australasia. The UK Group has annualised sales of over £1 Billion.

The UK Group is a dynamic business growing both organically and by acquisition, operating from over 300 locations and employing over 5,000 staff. The AAG network supplies 30,000 repairers, auto centres, fast fitters, transport operators, and body shops every single day. With over 250 million cars and 70 million commercial vehicles on Europe’s roads, our sophisticated supply chain and logistics infrastructure ensures the efficient delivery of spare parts to repairers in our markets.

The Position

The group is currently looking to recruit an ambitious and highly motivated Interim management accountant focused on property costs to join the UK finance team of the UK distribution business division with a turnover of over £600mbased in Bradford.

The Group has a strict structure of monthly and quarterly reporting and the applicants need to be used to producing work of a high standard to tight deadlines in a rapidly evolving business.

The on-going integration of acquired entities requires a flexible and 'can do’ approach to the challenges that this presents and with this brings a great opportunity for the applicant to gain exposure to experience of acquisition accounting and reporting.

Job Specification

• Responsibility for the preparation of monthly balance sheet control account reconciliations for sign off including Debtors, Creditors, provisions
• Management of rent & rates control accounts for an estate with 275 + leases
• Supporting the senior management accountant in responding to requests from the distribution financial controller in a timely manner
• Key relationship holder in distribution finance for the head of estates and facilities manager.
• Commercial analysis and commentary on cost variances to budget
• Process journals and other inputs onto the general ledger
• Involvement in budget and forecast preparation/consolidation
• Monthly and quarterly SOX compliance routines
• Other ad-hoc activities as required

Person Specification

• Enthusiastic individual that is keen to learn, get involved and develop
• Part Qualified / newly qualified
• Team player, who is keen to build relationships with colleagues both above and below them in the finance and operational team
• Excel proficiency to a high standard
• Ability to compile, analyse and review data to a high level of accuracy
• Good communication skills, both written and verbally