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Senior Management Accountant

Survitec
Dunmurry
8 months ago
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Vacancy Title: Senior Management Accountant

Vacancy Location: Dunmurry, Belfast

Engagement Type:Permanent, Full Time

Your Company

Survitec are the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme

Your New Role

Are you an experienced Accounting Professional who wishes to build a career within the world’s largest survival technology provider? Are you also a driven and resilient leader who can manage and develop people? Survitec has the perfect role for you!

Our Finance Shared Service Centre of excellence has an exciting opportunity to bring on board a Senior Management Accountant to work on our SSS Norway division on a full time, permanent basis! Situated at our brand-new offices at Grange House, Dunmurry, your new role comes with great opportunities of progression!

We want you to thrive in our fluid and dynamic environment with an open and transparent approach! You will gain completely unique invaluable experience in comparative to any other Belfast Based firm with early career exposure to Chief Level Executives! With our high performing team’s culture, we always collectively celebrate success, and we want you to be involved!

Your role performs professional accounting work including compilation, consolidation, and analysis of group financial data. You will support our financial controllers along with managing and developing our Graduates and Trainee Accountants.

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Track progress against budgets within established finance systems and reports variances as appropriate, ensuring compliance with local market financial laws, requirements and regulations Work independently to collate and analyse data using standard accounting methodologies, systems, tools and formats to deliver high quality monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting to the business Responsible for production of key financial documents including Statutory accounts; monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes; monthly management accounts pack Manage and participate in the monthly accounting cycle, including assisting with the organisation and co-ordination of the month end process and associated Board reports Helps others get the most out of data management systems by providing support and advice Responsible for gathering and summarising data for non-standard analyses and reports, improvement projects and programmes Contribute to the development and delivery of financial policies, guidelines, and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice Lead, coach and develop an engaged and motivated finance team towards a high-performance culture of continuous improvement

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

Essential Criteria

ACCA or CIMA Qualified Proven experience working as an Accountant in a Shared Service environment preferably SAP System experience Cost Accounting experience Experience in owning and managing financial accounts Experience in developing standard operating procedures and financial processes Experience dealing with external Auditors

Desirable

People Management Experience

Why You Should Work for Us

34 days holidays including public holidays Additional day off to celebrate your birthday Company Anniversary Holiday Benefit Hybrid/remote work model Excellent enhanced maternity & paternity package Management Training & Professional Development Opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

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