Management Accountant

SF Recruitment are working in partnership with a market leading multi-national retail & manufacturing business based in Alfreton.

A business on an enviable growth trajectory, they boast a selection of leading household name brands under their name. With clear, defined growth plans over the next 3 years, this is a uniquely opportunistic time to join the organisation where your growth can mirror that of the business where exciting career development opportunities and progression will be readily available.

About the role:

Joining as Management Accountant, reporting to the Senior Accountant with a dotted line to the Group FC, you will play a key role in the managing the valuation and ageing of stock, delivering key commercial finance projects that will develop the Group, delivering financial information and advice to various budget holders in order to support effective management control and decision making, enabling the organisation to plan, monitor, report and use its financial resources in an effective and efficient manner.



Key duties include:

• Taking a key role in managing the valuation and ageing of stock and making recommendations to the SMT and Board


• Delivering a range of commercial finance projects across the Group to support key strategic objectives


• Manage the development and production of the subsidiary management accounts


• Assisting with the production of the Group budgets and forecasts


• Conduct the monthly gross margin review and reconciliation


• Processing ledger transactions and balance sheet reconciliations


• Conduct the monthly group stock valuations and provisions


• Calculate and process group GM provisions


• Monthly review of the groups' product costing records and tracing errors back to their source


• Assist with the groups internal and external audits


• Maintenance and uploading of all stock costing information on to Navision for all Group Companies


• Processing ledger transactions and reconciliations


• Monitoring and control of sample stocks across the Group


• Ensuring accounting information is clear and concise through accurate posting of journals

About You:

You will ideally be a qualified accountant however strong QBE/part-qualified applicants will be welcomed to apply as your experience is more imperative to this role.

You will have a strong stock background (particularly around accuracy and timeliness of stock ageing and valuation under standard costing) and ideally have some prior exposure to consolidations (however this is not essential).

Industry experience in retail/wholesale/manufacturing is advantageous however again, not essential.

What's in it for you?

You'll be joining the business at an exciting phase of growth and expansion in a busy, rewarding role. You'll be supported and developed by the established, collaborative finance team with strong line management support in particular.

• Salary - up to £50,000 p/a depending on experience


• Contributory company pension scheme


• Life Assurance Scheme


• Hybrid working (2 days p/w from home) as well as an early finish on Fridays!


• Attractive Employee Wellbeing Programme


• Highly attractive staff discounts on products


• Reciprocal trade discounts on other specific equipment products


• Casual dress code


• Modern office facilities with free on-site parking

This is a key appointment for the organisation and as such, interviews will be conducted promptly for suitable candidates. If you would like to discuss the role further, it is recommended to have a conversation with the consultant leading on this role as soon as possible.

Please contact Aj Blyth at SF Recruitment for further details /

Please note that clicking 'apply' does not confirm your submission for the role as a conversation prior to submission is essential.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.