Prepare fully reconciled monthly and year-end P&L and balance sheet accounts for depot sites; support management accountants; investigate depot accounting queries; liaise with auditors; contribute to central finance projects (vehicle leasing, utilities, Capex) and provide financial input to depot management.
Your Role: Production of financial data and reports to agreed timetables, work with depot and commercial teams to enhance profitability of the business To ensure that the systems operate adequately to protect the division's financial and administrative integrity Advance and develop all procedures and systemsResponsibilities
- Supporting 1 or 2 Management Accountants – who each have responsibility for 2 sites’/depots’ accounts (turnover of these range between £10m-£50m)
- With experience (typically 12 months) sole responsibility for 1 small site/depot’s accounts
- Then becoming an active member of depot management team, providing financial input and support. Liaising and dealing with all depot accounting queries/problems. Ad-hoc investigation work at depots
- Producing fully reconciled monthly and year-end accounts (P&L and Balance Sheet) in accordance with agreed timetables
- Providing help and assistance to other colleagues within the team and working with the wider Finance Team
- Central finance tasks/projects e.g. vehicle leasing, utilities, Capex analysis etc.
- Coordinating with auditors (both internal and external)
- Studying towards recognised Professional Accounting Qualification (such as CIMA or ACCA)
- Either from Industry or Practice
- Good level of IT skills - Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Excel skills – ideally Pivot Tables, Lookups
- Good communicator
- Attention to detail
- Team player
- Preparation and interpretation of management accounts
- Industry experience
Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.
Top Skills
Lookups
Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Pivot Tables
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