Management Accountant

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Our well established Ladbrokes Coral Retail Finance team are recruiting an experienced Management Accountant to join us on a 12 month FTC. 

Key responsibility will be to produce timely, accurate and insightful Management Accounting, and Reporting for the Ladbrokes Coral Retail Division - UK. Ensure a strong commercial understanding of the division so that all relevant process improvements and cost opportunities can be realised. Balance Sheet knowledge is key to this role.

Key Accountabilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring these are delivered to a high-quality, meeting reporting deadlines.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are completed to agreed deadlines with all reconciling items investigated and resolved promptly
• Deliver insightful analysis and commentary on all key variances to budget/forecast/prior year to explain and drive performance
• Ensure certain group reporting requirements are completed within required deadlines and to a high standard
• Preparation of annual budgets – work with budget owners to create annual budgets and reforecasts 
• Assist in collation of audit files and audit deliverables for Interim and year-end audit.
• Support ad-hoc analysis in conjunction with key stakeholders to understand key drivers and any financial impacts 
• Build good working relationships with key contacts in order to understand the business and the business needs 
• Work with the wider Finance team regarding financial reporting requirements and improvements
   

Key Skills & Education 

• Finance Qualification – Qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
• Min 5 years experience in management accounting
• Preferably experience working in the Retail Sector
• Experience of planning, forecasting and delivery of insight through analysis 
• Strong level of Excel skills (v/h lookups, sum-ifs, pivot tables, power query etc)
• Experience with reporting and presentation of data 
• Ability to manage and manipulate large volumes of data 
• Strong relationship building and interpersonal skills 
• Demonstrable commercial awareness 
• Results driven, can work at fast pace whilst ensuring accuracy

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like

• A regular bonus
• Healthcare support
• A stake in our success through our ShareSave scheme
• Great development opportunities
• Wellbeing support, and so much more.

And outside of this, you’ll have the chance to turn recognition from leaders and colleagues into amazing prizes, join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

Equal Opportunities.

If you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we'll support you.

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