Management Accountant

Overview

Manage monthly accounts, finance team, audits and reporting for Acorn Group companies.

Key Responsibilities

• ledger review
• asset management
• credit control
• accounting systems
• financial reporting
• internal controls

Tasks

-Review general ledger transaction postings for all Acorn Group companies; month-end journals, including payroll, accruals, accrued and deferred revenue and costs. -Maintenance of company fixed assets to include annual physical inventory. -Oversight of credit control, bank account and payment runs; management of employee expenses in Payhawk. -Implementation and maintenance of accounting systems. -Ad hoc financial reporting and support on business partnering as required. -Support production of monthly management accounts for Acorn Group companies and Acorn Group annual statutory accounts to strict timescales. -Support the year end audit. -Management of the combined Acorn Finance Team (the Team works interchangeably on all three companies). -Working with other people in the company to build and promote a team environment, generate commitment, define clear objectives and highlight agreed common goals, in order to maximise the performance of the company. -Implementation and maintenance of effective internal controls and procedures. -Production of draft company VAT returns for review by the Head of Finance. -Maintenance of balance sheet and bank reconciliations.

Requirements

• excel
• sage200
• aca/acca/cima
• workload management
• communication
• teamwork

What You Bring

-Competency in workload management and prioritising to meet strict deadlines -Competent IT capabilities in MS Excel, Word, Outlook and Sage 200 (preferred) -Qualified or Part Qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) -Strong academic record -Articulate with good communication skills -Ability to work on own initiative and as an effective team member -Technical and commercial astuteness

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Benefits

-25 days holiday (not including bank holidays) -Wellbeing Benefits – 24 hours turnaround GP appointment for the whole family -Pension scheme -Company Events

About Acorn Engineering Limited

-Rooted in industrial automation, the team engineers everything from simple jigs to fully automated assembly lines tailored to client needs. -Projects span sectors like defence, aviation, automotive, medical and PCB manufacture, showcasing versatility and technical depth. -Typical assignments include heat-staking machines, robot pick-and-place systems, laser marking stations and complex QC inspection rigs. -Each project blends precision mechanics, electronics and sometimes vision systems to enhance efficiency and accuracy. -Operating out of its Hampshire base, the company serves a wide geographic footprint across the south coast of England. -A standout factor is their ability to handle corrosive fluids, clean-room standards and non-sparking tools for defence or medical environments.

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