Management Accountant

Our Company

Network Plus is a leading utility and infrastructure service provider, operating across the UK.

Originally established in 2000, the company has grown significantly through the award of long-term contract frameworks with major utility organisations and infrastructure providers. With a current workforce of over 2,000, our services are delivered through an absolute focus on health and safety as well as market leading levels of service to both our clients and their customers.

Our Headquarters are based in Salford near Manchester and we operate from over 24 regional depot bases. We deliver services 24/7/365 in city centres as well as rural locations.

Our vision is to be the best service provider in the UK utilities and infrastructure sectors by safely constructing, maintaining and managing essential services at the lowest sustainable cost.

Our role

As a Management Accountant, you will be responsible for producing monthly management accounts including profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flows, variance analysis, key performance indicators and supporting commentaries in line with agreed SLA and reporting deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

You will maintain management accounting processes; implementing and communicating any required changes

You will provide supporting data and relevant analysis to the contract teams to aid decision making in an effective and timely manner

You will ensure management and HY/FY fiscal reporting are fully reconciled and aligned

You will validate and upload all monthly actual results, budgets and forecasts to the Group consolidation and reporting model in line with required deadlines

You will work collaboratively as a key member of the Accounting Services Management Team to ensure the execution of the strategic and operational objectives that apply to own area of internal reporting responsibility

You will lead and/or contribute and support Projects as designated

You will ensure compliance with all finance processes, controls and regulatory framework. Ensuring areas which could potentially adversely affect the business are expediently highlighted to management

You will proactively own and resolve issues including any business non-compliance through adopting a flexible approach and the creation of innovative solutions, which maintain an acceptable balance between risk, reward, and compliance

You will proactively identify improvements (through root cause analysis), making recommendations and successfully implement new ways of working gaining the full support of stakeholders and colleagues alike

You will ensure the team always provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders

You will provide effective business partnering and relationship management

You will be the point of contact for contract commercial and operations

Experience and Qualifications

Qualified (ACA / CIMA / ACCA or equivalent) or part qualified with experience in a similar industry

Strong accounting experience with a sound understanding of all management accounting disciplines

Intermediate / advanced Excel, Power Point and Word

Excellent understanding and working knowledge of accounting and reporting systems, applicable legislation and the statutory and regulatory framework

Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

The ability to challenge existing process, controls and delivery to improve performance

Relevant experience of managing in a customer service focused organisation with a track record of delivery

Experience of working in a fast paced, fast growing organisation

A strong continuous improvement mentality and project related experience

Strong awareness of Financial Reporting Standards and other developments within global accounting practices and the ability to apply within the company

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary based on experience along with a full benefits package.

Network Plus is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

We are Armed Forces-friendly. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, armed forces veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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