Management Accountant (Birmingham, UK)

Smart Parking Technology

** Exciting New Role available at Smart Parking (Bickenhill Office, Marston Green nr. Birmingham Airport)**

** Finance team – Management Accountant**

Are you looking for a challenging new role at a friendly business, with a great working environment and an open door for your future prospects? Then look no further than Smart Parking....

ROLE DESCRIPTION

  • Role Title: Management Accountant
  • Team: Finance
  • Reports to: Finance Lead
  • Environment: Office Based, 5 days per week, Open Plan Office

Principal accountabilities

  • Responsible for managing individuals within the Finance Team to ensure set KPI’s and deliverables are met on time and to the required standard.
  • Taking ownership for completing delegated Month and Year End close tasks and all associated reporting within specified timescales (e.g., within 5 days) and identifying and implementing ways to consistently achieve against this.
  • Within month end timescales producing appropriate balance sheet reconciliations for review and sign-off
  • Analysing company financial performance (e.g., interrogate Powerplay)
  • Assist in preparing insightful and meaningful reports, budgets, commentaries, and financial statements.
  • Work with the Finance Lead to develop P&L reporting by site.
  • Working with the Finance Lead to undertake the provision of robust information for audit to ensure the minimum of sign off issues.
  • Assist with statutory audit tasks.
  • Reviewing and transforming reporting, processes, and procedures to add value to the business.
  • Assisting on project work or tasks where required, as directed by the Finance Lead
  • Take ownership of PCN (Parking Charge Notice) Client Share Reporting
  • Undertake quarterly invoicing process for VAT customers and ensure these are both timely and accurate

Technical competencies

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent in experience
  • CIMA / ACCA qualification preferable
  • Demonstrable financial accounting experience
  • Commercial acumen, with a strong focus on profitability
  • Time management, organisation, prioritisation, and coordination skills
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Stakeholder management skills
  • Line management experience, desirable (future potential to manage a small team)

Behavioural competencies

  • Taking ownership and being responsive
  • Client service
  • Communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Integrity, openness, and honesty – doing the right thing and doing what you say you will.
  • Problem-solving and using sound judgement

Personal Attributes

  • A proactive, positive, can-do attitude
  • Strong work ethic, to do what is required to get the job done.
  • Able to work on own initiative, curious and self-motivated, requiring minimal supervision.
  • Effective at managing conflicting priorities.
  • Works well under pressure
  • An analytical and enquiring mind
  • Continuous improvement and value-add mindset

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • On-site parking
  • Store discount

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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