Management Accountant

Peoplebank; Hook Norton; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent contract caterer in Hook Norton seeks a Management Accountant to support financial operations. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience and be part-qualified in accounting. Responsibilities include processing accounting entries, reconciling accounts, and financial analysis. The role offers hybrid working arrangements alongside excellent development opportunities, ensuring a fulfilling career path within the organization.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Hybrid working model

Volunteers leave

Enhanced parental leave

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• At least 5 years relevant experience required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel for financial analysis.
• Ideally has experience with Microsoft Business Central.

Responsibilities

• Process accounting entries on clients’ accounts.
• Perform reconciliations of balance sheet accounts.
• Conduct financial analysis and report insights to operations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Reliability

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Business Central

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 40000
Hours: 38.5 per week

Our head offices based in the beautiful village of Hook Norton near Banbury. Here you will find our teams of finance, HR, purchasing, marketing & creative that support all of our locations across the Thomas Franks family. There is ample parking space available when visiting.

Thomas Franks is looking for an ambitious Management Accountant to join our dynamic team based in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. The role will suit somebody who has already started a career in finance and is looking to continue to develop and qualify. The role will provide exposure to transactional accounting as well as commercial and operational exposure.

Main responsibilities

• Processing accounting entries on clients’ accounts
• Reconciling accruals and deferral accounts
• Analysing variances and performance of client accounts, drawing insight and discussing with Operations teams
• Supporting operations on financial analysis required on ad-hoc basis
• Acting as a direct point of contact for our clients finance teams
• Raising sales invoices and distributing to operations and client
• Management of client accounts
• Monthly Reconciliations of Balance Sheet accounts
• Involvement in budget setting and analysis to support
• Cash and banking reconciliations
• Overhead analysis
• Supporting other areas of the finance department such as accounts payables and sales ledger
• Other ad-hoc duties to support team objectives

Key Personal Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work on your own initiative and work well within a team
• To be able to engage effectively with others in a professional, unbiased and discreet manner
• Able to provide attention to detail, work under pressure, have excellent communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Personal attributes include reliability, honesty, loyalty and self-motivation
• A competent user of a PC - MS office i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ambition to develop and improve skills and knowledge
• Willingness to learn new skills and responsibilities

Qualifications and experience

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• At least 5 years relative experience
• Ideal but not essential Microsoft Business Central experience
• Proficient in using Microsoft excel
• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Hybrid working (3days in the office / 2 days from home)
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

Disclaimer

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.