Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Our Company

Since its formation in 2000, Network Plus Group has gone from strength to strength following successful contract awards and acquisitions. The Group comprises Network Plus Services, Go Traffic Management, Capital Traffic Management, EOS and Network Plus Multi Utility.

Network Plus is now one of the UK’s leading utility and infrastructure providers, with offices and depots stretching from Carlisle to the South coast. We deliver services to clients and the public 24/7/365.

Core services include repair, maintenance, construction and installation of utility and infrastructure assets. We provide traffic management through our sister businesses; Go Traffic Management and Capital Traffic Management. Vegetation management and tree cutting activities are provided through EOS Contracting.

We pride ourselves on hiring and retaining fantastic people. We aim to be inclusive and respectful in the way we develop our people.

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

We are looking for someone to:

• Produce financial statements including P&L accounts, cash flows, variance analysis and commentaries
• Play a key role in the budgeting and forecasting process, liaising closely with the commercial contract teams
• Provide accurate and meaningful analysis and supporting data to assist with key decision making at contract level, showing a thorough understanding of the contract.
• Be responsible for the contract management accounts, validating and uploading all monthly actual results, budgets and forecasts to the Group consolidation and reporting model in line with required deadlines
• Ensure management and HY/FY fiscal reporting are fully reconciled and aligned
• Work collaboratively as a key member of the Contract Finance Team to ensure the execution of the strategic and operational objectives that apply to own area of internal reporting responsibility
• Lead and/or contribute and support Projects as designated
• Ensure compliance with all financial controls, processes and regulatory framework.
• 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
• Proactively identify improvements (through root cause analysis), making recommendations and successfully implementing new ways of working gaining the full support of stakeholders and colleagues alike
• Ensure the team always provide a high level of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders
• Provide effective business partnering and relationship management
• Be the point of contact for contract commercial and operations

Experience and Qualifications

• Qualified (ACA / CIMA / ACCA or equivalent)
• Strong accounting experience, ideally in a commercial finance role
• 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
• A strong continuous improvement mentality with the ability to challenge existing processes
• 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.

We understand that privacy and the security of your personal information is extremely important. By applying for this role, you agree to the terms of our privacy policy which you can find here - https://networkplus.co.uk/privacy-and-cookie-policy.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £30,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company car

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester, M28 1XW