Maternity Cover 12 months Job Title Management Accountant DepartmentFinance Reports to Financial Accountant Location: Edenderry some travel to other sites as required. Role Purpose To deliver timely, accurate and insightful financial and operational management information, enabling leaders to make effective decisions. The role supports budgeting, forecasting and owns weekly and month-end management reporting, and cost analysis, and serves as a key business partner across the business Duties and Responsibilities Timely preparation of monthly management accounts for use by the senior management team and board Preparation and analysis of monthly Balance Sheet schedules Preparation of month-end reports Assist in the process of weekly accounts and KPIs Support the timely completion of Year-end audits, preparation of all schedules and liaising with external auditors Prepare cost and efficiency KPI reports to assist management in key decision making Complete, track and analysis Variance analysis against budgets and standards Assist in the preparation and review of annual budgets and participate in the annual budgeting process Support the development and review of Capex projects Ad-hoc projects as required Required Skills & Competencies Technical Professional qualification: CIMA/ACCA/ACA (qualified). Bachelors degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent experience. 35 years experience in management accounting/FP&A Sector experience (e.g., food /manufacturing) is desirable. Solid understanding of IFRS/FRS 102 and Irish regulatory environment (Companies Act 2014). Advanced Excel, nested formulas, pivots), and proficiency in BI tools (Power BI/Tableau). ERP experience (ideally SAP, or equivalent). Behavioural Commercial acumen; turns data into clear decisions and recommendations. Ability to analyse and resolve complex problems Stakeholder influence and communication; credible with non-finance leaders. Ownership mentality; meets deadlines in a fast-paced environment, ability to prioritise High attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset. The ability to work as part of a team as well as work on their own initiative Skills: finance accountant management accountant midllands offaly qualified Benefits: contract completion bonus