Management Accountant

Company description:

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.

• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.

• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.

• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

Job description:

Your New Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our Divisional Finance team, supporting the Complex Facilities Business unit.  This role is based in Buckshaw near Chorley and offers Hybrid working.

The purpose of the Management Accountant role is to be responsible for the divisional overheads and support the Divisional Finance Manager in the consolidation of the divisional contract results and cashflow management of the division.

The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours, based on Monday – Friday.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for:

• Overheads cost base of circa £8m
• Month-end close, P&L and Balance sheet reporting
• Support in the preparation of the MD pack for CEO review
• Support in divisional forecasting process (Budgets, RF1, RF2, Strategic Plan)
• Preparation of the overheads cashflow
• Preparation of divisional cashflow to be presented to the Divisional FD. Pro-active cash receipt management including regular board updates on latest cash forecast, risks & opportunities
• Oversight of divisional administration and compliance including divisional balance sheet reconciliations & IFRS15 reporting
• Prepare and issue the monthly recharges to our respective Joint Venture partners
• Support in financial modelling for new tenders
• Other ad-hoc tasks as required by the Finance Manager, Financial Controller & Finance Director

Profile description:

We want to hear from you if you have:

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA (will also consider AAT or QBE)
• Ideally you will have worked within a large organisation
• Experience with or exposure to IFRS15 would be an advantage
• Ability to achieve tight deadlines with high degree of quality and understanding
• Strong IT skills including good knowledge of Excel (vlookups/ pivot tables / sumifs)
• Experience with SAP preferable
• Good knowledge of accounting practices, statutory regulations and reporting requirements and experience of forecasting
• Good communication skills at all levels

We offer:

What we can offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planetare protected.