About Us
Loughran Brewing Stores is a fast-growing group of companies providing high quality ingredients to craft breweries across the Ireland and the UK. Our product range is made up of exciting, industry leading brands sourced from selected producers across the world. We strive to provide these products to our fantastic customers in the very best manner possible to help them brew some of the greatest beer in world.
Role Overview
The Management Accountant will be responsible for producing accurate and timely management accounts, verifying VAT returns, reconciling stock, and preparing KPI reports to support business decision-making. This role plays a key part in ensuring the integrity of financial data and providing valuable insights to management. This position also ensures operational efficiency while upholding company culture and values.
Key Responsibilities include:
· Prepare management accounts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting deadlines, and present results and variance analysis with explanations to the relevant management teams.
· Prepare VAT, VIES, Intrastat and other statutory returns in line with Revenue/HMRC requirements, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation.
· Perform monthly stock reconciliations and margin analysis, investigating and resolving any discrepancies in a timely manner.
· Maintain Fixed Asset registers.
· Complete monthly intercompany reconciliations and adhere to transfer pricing rules and agreements.
· Compile, analyse, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business performance and support strategic decision-making.
· Assist in the preparation of budgets, forecasts, and variance analysis.
· Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, ensuring appropriate documentation and controls.
· Liaise with operational teams to provide financial insight and analysis.
· Support the year-end audit process with accurate and timely information.
· Provide training, mentoring, and guidance to accounts staff to support skills development and improve team performance.
· Provide cover for accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and banking processes where required.
· Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, cost savings and efficiency within the finance function and broader business.
· Ensure compliance with financial controls and procedures and maintain comprehensive documentation for all financial processes.
Requirements:
· Part-qualified or fully qualified (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) preferred, or equivalent relevant experience.
· Proven experience in preparing management accounts, with a strong attention to detail.
· Knowledge and practical experience of VAT legislation and returns.
· Experience in performing stock reconciliations in a manufacturing or stock-based environment (desirable).
· Payroll experience (desirable but not essential).
· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience using accounting software (e.g., Sage, SAP, NetSuite, or similar).
· Experience in producing and analysing KPI reports.
· Familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
· Collaborative team player who can also work independently with minimal supervision.
Benefits:
· Competitive salary.
· Bike to work scheme
· Company events
· On-site parking
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
* Bike to work scheme
* Company events
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
* Bike to work scheme
* Company events
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person