Assistant Management Accountant
Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant
Responsible To: Financial Controller – Waste
Location/Area: 3-5 Greyfriars Business Park, Frank Foley Way, Stafford, ST16 2ST
Basic Salary + Bonus: Competitive salary plus bonus earning potential
Benefits: Pension with a competitive ER contribution, life assurance, private medical insurance, total health and wellbeing support, company sick pay, 20 days annual leave plus 8 BHs, increasing to 25 days annual leave plus 8 BHs (with service), birthday leave policy, cycle to work scheme, flexible start time between 08.00 and 09.30, support for hybrid working arrangements
THIS IS A FULL-TIME PERMANENT POSITION WITH THE OFFER OF FULL STUDY SUPPORT
Enovert is one of the UK’s leading providers of waste management services. Our primary operations include 7 operational landfill sites, 3 composting facilities and 2 waste transfer stations across which Enovert manages in excess of 2.3 million tonnes of waste per annum.
Enovert is also a significant generator of renewable energy, primarily based on the extraction of gas from our landfill sites. Enovert’s sites produce approximately 194 GWh of electricity each year – enough electricity to power 75,000 homes.
Enovert also provide specialist services for the management and aftercare of landfill sites including site environmental engineering, environmental monitoring, site restoration, landfill gas management and utilisation plus the development of closed sites for green space and renewable energy projects.
At Enovert, we value our people and believe that our workforce is our most important asset. We strive to develop and support individuals so that they are able to achieve their personal goals. We value every employee’s input, ideas, and feedback and use this to develop and enhance our services and how we manage our workforce.
Our Finance Team supports all areas of the business and currently has a need to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to join our established team.
The Assistant Management Accountant role within Enovert plays a critical role in helping to provide both accounting and financial analysis support to the Financial Controller responsible for the Waste sector of the business.
Key Responsibilities:
To conduct Enovert North month end variance analysis, and to provide commentary support
Producing accurate and timely balance sheet reconciliations e.g. key accruals/wages and journal postings
To take ownership of accrual and prepayments covering two entities, calculated in accordance with underlying cost, and operational and meter reading data
Provide insightful analysis and narrative for key energy related direct costs, covering power, fuel, and leachate treatment, as part of carbon reduction plans, and site management activities
Analysis of waste tickets and identification of unusual transactions
Process owner for waste rating and royalties, ensuring payments are made in accordance with established agreements and volume data
Restoration volume monitoring for HMRC compliance
Conduct bank reconciliations
To aide FC/MA with month/quarter/year end preparation and ad-hoc audit requirements
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal controls
Always demonstrating a good understanding of the financial position of the organisation
Recommending and implementing process improvements
Supporting ad-hoc projects
Skills and Experience:
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role is essential
Qualified or near completion of AAT qualification or equivalent qualification is essential, with a desire to continue study towards CIMA qualification
Prior experience of the waste/energy industry is desirable
Proven experience and a good working knowledge of Excel to intermediate level is essential
Proven experience and a good working knowledge of accounting software, Access Dimensions experience is advantageous but not essential
Proven ability to organise and prioritise your own workload to achieve deadlines across multifunctional areas
Ability to provide insightful explanations for variance analysis and commentary
Ability to analyse and interpret data for non-finance people
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
High level of accuracy and excellent attention to detail
Able to develop relationships and communicate with stakeholders at all levels, and challenge where necessary
Ability to work with a degree of autonomy and self-regulation and with a hands-on proactive approach, a ‘can do’ attitude, and a willingness to new learn new skills
Ability to produce timely and accurate information in a pressurised environment
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Additional pay:

• Performance bonus

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Do you have a desire to continue to study towards CIMA qualification

Experience:

• work undertaken in a similar role: 3 years (required)
• waste/energy industry: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• AAT (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stafford