Management Accountant - Head Office

Location: Colney Heath

Position Type: Permanent

About Lawsons

The Lawsons Group is a family-owned business that sells Timber, Fencing and Building materials to both the trade and DIY sectors. The first Lawsons business was formed in 1921 and the Group has now grown to 32 branches, has close to 750 employees, a turnover of £160m and is highly profitable and cash generative. Net assets now exceed £75m. The Group has grown rapidly over the last 2 years through several strategic acquisitions and further expansion is likely in the next 2-3 years. We need to recruit a hands-on Management Accountant. The role will be varied and will based at our offices in Colney Heath. There may be the need for occasional travel to our AP offices which are located at a different site in Colney Heath, and to our branch network, which stretches from Brighton to Peterborough.

The Role is varied and will include:

Accurate and Timely production of Management Accounts, For all Group Companies
Maintaining and reconciling key accounts schedules, Fixed Assets, Prepayments, Accruals etc
Balance Sheet Reconciliations
Production of Daily Sales Reports
Producing Payroll Journals from Payroll Reports
Support Senior Team members with end of Year External Audit Preparation and Testing.
Producing and Issuing of Sales Pack – including KPI reports
Weekly reconciliation of Till Differences and Discrepancies.
Stock Take Reporting
Attending Stock Takes – to ensure procedure compliance
Transport Cost Reporting
Credit Card, and Employee Expenses checking Reconciling and posting to Ledger
Provide Basic Training to Branches on Excel and Data Warehouse to other employees.
Other Adhoc reporting, requested by Senior Finance Team Members.

We are looking for someone who is:…

Graduate in a Finance/Accountancy (or similar) Degree Minimum 2:1
Studying for Professional Exams, stage 2/3.
Bright, Enthusiastic, willing to learn.
Is a confident, methodical, clear thinker and who can prioritise and make well thought out decisions. Problem Solver – who can generate innovative solutions.
A real ‘People Person’ that communicates well and has a ‘can do’ attitude. /li>
A quick learner with high expectations and personal standards – with a passion to get things right and able to work to deadlines
Able to build relationships and work well with our Directors and Managers and Suppliers

Knowledge, Experience, Qualifications required…