Management Accountant | Mid Kent/Hybrid Working | £30-34K

This is a fantastic opportunity for an inquisitively minded individual with 2-3 years finance experience and the ability to thrive in a changing environment to join a leading Mid Kent business as a Management Accountant, developing to a Business Partner.
Reporting to a Senior Finance Business Partner and working within a small team, the Management Accountant will be responsible for working collaboratively with key budget holders throughout business to review control costs and budgets.

Key duties will include:

• Prepare budgets, forecasting and analysis of cost activities to ensure accurate reporting to support the company’s management in business decision making
• Accurate and timely cost reporting and forecasting for multiple business function
• Provide analysis and recommendations for improvements of operations
• Support the coordination of month end close, forecast, budget and latest estimate activities including interpretation of variances
• Support headcount tracking at all sites and warehouses
• Provide support for Product costing, unit cost reporting and inventory management processes the business
• Interrogate data and analysis of KPI’s to drive performance
• Support teams in process optimisation and continuous improvement activities

Candidates will ideally be studying towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACCA, CIMA) and will have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience within an accounts-based role. Previous exposure to the P&L and the confidence to participate in meetings with budget holders will also be key. This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and bright individual to build on their current skillset and develop within a successful and growing Kent based business.