Optimum Recruitment Group are proud of be working exclusively with our exciting growth client based in Wakefield to seek an experienced Management Accountant to join the team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this is a newly created role. This is not a pure month end role, we are seeking someone who has a strong commercial skill set, who has great analytical capability and can support the FC and CFO with the budgeting, forecasting and the financial modelling processes. Your key responsibilities include: Preparing accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including PandL analysis, accruals, prepayments and relevant balance sheet reconciliations. Producing and developing reporting across all sales channels and other areas of the business. Analysing actual performance against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying and explaining key variances. Providing meaningful commercial insight rather than simply reporting the numbers. Supporting the annual budgeting and regular reforecasting processes. Developing detailed PandL, balance sheet and cash-flow forecasts alongside the FC and CFO. Supporting scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis to help management understand the financial impact of different trading and operational assumptions. Working with operational managers to understand performance and challenge assumptions where appropriate. Analysing sales, margins, costs and profitability across all channels and business activities. Supporting the month-end ..... full job details .....