Management Accountant

Teledyne UK Limited
Shipley
1 year ago
Applications closed

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Description

Overview:

Teledyne Microwave UK (a business unit of Teledyne Aerospace & Defence Electronics UK) provide enabling technologies for industrial growth markets. We have evolved from a company that was primarily focused on aerospace and defence, to one that serves multiple markets that require advanced technology and high reliability.

Here at Teledyne Microwave UK, our mission is to enable our customers to make the world safer, more secure and better connected. We are a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of radio frequency (RF) technology. With unrivalled RF & microwave application knowledge we have experience of creating innovative solutions for the most challenging applications.

At Teledyne, we believe that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion mean Opportunity – the opportunity to cherish and celebrate the value of diversity, to bring our full and authentic selves to work and to feel fully involved and respected – and we are committed to this journey. Occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability are also an integral part of our business strategy, and we believe in implementing environmental, health and safety improvements to continually enhance the working environment for staff, visitors and contractors.

What you'll be involved in:

Due to the departure of the site Management Accountant we are looking to recruit a new Management Accountant to join our small onsite finance team.

This role will report directly to the Financial Controller and the main duties will initially include, but are not limited to, the following:

Ensure that stock and work in progress (WIP) are accurately valued in accordance with accounting policies. Run the period end stock and WIP valuation reports, reconcile them to the General Ledger and identify stock to be included in the Excess and Obsolete stock provision. Prepare accrual and prepayment calculations for the monthly management accounts. Variance analysis comparing actual results to plan and forecast. Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations. Providing line management and guidance of the Finance Administrator Posting the monthly payroll to the General Ledger. Labour hours utilisation reporting Oversee inter-company invoicing and reconciling group balances. Preparation of the VAT return for submission to HMRC. Other tasks and projects to support the Financial Controller and Site Leadership Team.

What we're looking for in you:

CIMA or ACCA fully qualified or finalist. Degree in Finance, Accountancy, Maths or equivalent experience Experience and understanding of Manufacturing environments, would be ideal, but not essential Have experience of working within a deadline structured delivery environment Accurate with good attention to detail. Able to work autonomously and part of integrated teams Have excellent IT skills, especially within MS Excel spreadsheet development and manipulation Good interpersonal and communication skills Be able to work within a fast paced, ever changing business Experience of being involved in new systems implementations would be of interest This would also suit somebody who has further career ambitions to develop into a Financial Controller in the future

We offer a range of benefits that include:

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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