Rutherford Cross is delighted to be partnering with a business based just outside city centre who have had a very strong performance over the last couple of years and are looking to add a Senior Management Accountant to their team for a fixed period of 9 months. This role will head up a Finance Business Partner team as well as working closely with department heads and budget holders while still being hands on with monthly reporting duties. A summary of some of the key aspects of the role are below:

• Preparing monthly management accounts working to a strict timescale and important deadlines
• Monthly accounts to show profit & loss, balance sheet extracts an detailed project spend – providing analysis around the accounts also
• Drive continuous improvement with the business partnering team
• Overseeing creation of departmental budgets and forecasts
• Collating annual company budget with supporting commentary and analysis
• Building relationships with Operations Managers across the business, supporting with the reporting of necessary financial information
• Working with the Executive team to develop a suits of business KPIs which will drive operational performance and cost control
• Ensure direct reports have one to ones and performance appraisals

For this role our client requires a fully qualified accountant with recent experience in managing a team. The ability to drive results in a complex organisation is key as well as having the communication and interpersonal skills to business partner across a business, liasing and influencing at a senior level. On offer is a long tern contract offering a competitive salary and free on site car parking and flexible working hours