Accountant

Job description

The Role

We are seeking an Accountant to join Marshall Motor Group’s Volkswagen Division covering our Milton Keynes and Aylesbury dealerships. You will work will work to support the dealership with day to day financial reporting and management. Offered on a full-time, permanent basis, this role reports to our Franchise Financial Controller.

What does a typical day involve?

Produce management accounts as required by the dealership leadership team
Assist in forecasting activities for your assigned division
Respond to queries from the dealership leadership team relating to financial and accounting matters
Provide day to day leadership to a small team of accounts and administration professionals
Liaise with divisional and group level accounting staff to ensure a consistent approach

What are the required skills and experience?

The successful candidate will be at least part-qualified or qualified by experience with experience within an automotive dealership. In addition to your previous experience you will demonstrate the following skills:

Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy
Aptitude for working independently and using own initiative.
Willingness to learn.
Leadership experience with the ability to motivate and influence others
An analytical mindset
A commitment to the Marshall Values of People, Customers, Integrity and Innovation

Why Marshall Motor Group?

Marshall Motor Group is a multi-award winning company with strong values that put our people and customers at the heart of everything we do. Recently being recognised by the Great Place to Work Institute as one of the UK’s Best Large Workplaces, we have approximately 4,000 colleagues and a turnover of over £2billion; we are still growing! Benefits available to our colleagues in addition to generous salary packages include: