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Assistant Management Accountant

Chart Industries

Assistant Management Accountant

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Chart Industries, Werrington, City of Peterborough

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 4 Sep | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 33f7666f568d4d7d9f818ef1dae0f5c7

Full Job Description

  • Manage Cost Budgets: Conduct monthly reviews with cost centre owners to assess results, risks, and opportunities against budgets. Produce key reports to help the business understand variances in month-end results, and take ownership of overhead forecasts as part of the budgeting and forecasting process.

  • Support Project Controller: Assist with WIP management, including weekly labour transaction reviews, timesheet data analysis, and updating and reconciling material and stock transactions.

  • Assist Accounts Receivable: Issue sales invoices, handle credit note requests, raise order acknowledgements, post daily cash receipts, and follow up with customers on payments.

  • Support Accounts Payable: Process purchase invoices with 3-way matching against GRN and PO, resolve invoicing discrepancies, and raise payments in the banking system.

  • Reconcile Balance Sheets: Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations and produce month-end journals for review and upload into the accounting system.

  • Contribute to Monthly Management Accounts: Support the production of monthly management accounts, including deliverables into the Group consolidation system, and work with the Financial Controller on budgeting and forecasting.

    We are looking for an ambitious and detail-oriented Assistant Management Accountant to join our finance team in Peterborough. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support various financial transactions and reporting tasks, while playing a key role in cost budget management. If you are part-qualified (AAT L3 / CIMA) and eager to complete your professional qualification, with financial and training support, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to advance your career in finance., Professional Qualifications: Ideally, you are part-qualified (AAT L3 / CIMA) and committed to completing your professional qualification.

  • High Standards: You maintain very high standards in your work and are focused on achieving team results.

  • Communication Skills: You are confident and effective in working with non-financial teams and are proactive in engaging others to solve problems.

  • Resilience and Adaptability: You are resilient, a self-starter with a can-do attitude, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven corporate environment.

  • Organizational Skills: You are organized, with excellent prioritizing skills, and have a drive to improve current processes.

  • Technical Proficiency: You are proficient in Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel and Word.

    Chart Industries is a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the clean energy and industrial gas markets. In 2023 Chart Industries acquired the Howden Group, and the entire group is now represented in over 40 countries worldwide with over 11,700 employees. Our vision is to enable the vital processes of our customers and thereby promote a more sustainable world. Learn more about us at www.chartindustries.com


    • Howden is a leading global engineering business who focus on providing mission critical air and gas handling products to our clients, helping them to increase their environmental and operational efficiencies. We recognise the value of people and truly believe that by working together, aligned to a common purpose, we all have the opportunity to grow, learn and make a difference.

    This is a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week. We offer hybrid working for this role which will allow you to enjoy the balance of home working and collaboration time with the team in our modern, friendly offices which include free onsite parking.

    In Return, we offer a range of fantastic benefits:
  • A flexible and supportive work environment.

  • A competitive salary.

  • Generous holiday entitlement package.

  • Howden Pension Plan with Scottish Widows.

  • Healthcare cash plan with Healthshield.

  • Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal - Cycle2Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers, wealth of information to support health & wellbeing.

  • Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary.

  • Group Income Protection plan.

  • Opportunity to be involved in our ESG 'Bright Future' initiatives - STEM ambassador & volunteering.

  • Dedicated Help@Hand Service - Free Counselling, Physiotherapy, financial support etc.

  • Training & Development Opportunities.

  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay.