Job Description
The Management Accountant will play a pivotal role in supporting the Accounting & Finance department by delivering accurate financial reports, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This position in the Technology & Telecoms industry is based in Reading and offers a rewarding opportunity for a professional seeking to contribute to financial excellence.
Client Details
About the Company
My client is a fast-growing international technology and services group specialising in digital transformation, intelligent information management and data-driven innovation. With operations across multiple regions and a diverse global customer base-including public sector bodies, research institutions and leading commercial enterprises-the business is scaling rapidly following recent investment from a major growth fund.
A newly appointed CFO is leading a programme to modernise and strengthen the finance function, creating an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified Management Accountant to join at a pivotal moment and contribute to evolving reporting processes, improving insight and supporting the company's next phase of expansion.
Description
What You'll Be Doing Initially
* Produce monthly management accounts for the group and overseas entities, including all month-end journals, reconciliations and supporting schedules
* Support the Finance Manager with commentary on financial performance and variance analysis
* Review internal finance processes with the Finance Manager and CFO, recommending technology-enabled improvements
* Assist with preparation of monthly board packs and investor reporting
* Prepare quarterly VAT returns
* Oversee sales ledger processing and produce monthly credit management reporting, including debt-chasing where required
* Manage loan accounting calculations and banking transactions
* Support the Finance Manager through the annual group audit
* Maintain accurate bookkeeping to trial balance within Xero, ensuring data is complete and aligned to the month-end timetable
* Supervise the Accounts Assistant
* Support the Finance Manager and HR team with the monthly payroll cycle, including year-end activities (P60s, P11Ds, etc.)
How Your Role Will Grow Over Time
* Prepare and deliver tailored monthly financial reporting for the C-suite and departmental leaders
* Provide analysis and insight to support decision-making across the senior leadership team
* Contribute to strengthening financial controls and reporting processes across overseas subsidiaries
* Work with the CFO to enhance group forecasting models, including long-term planning, annual budgeting and rolling forecasts
* Develop specialist skills as the finance team's Power BI lead
* Collaborate with the PMO to analyse project performance and margins using new project-tracking tools
* Partner with commercial and marketing leaders to evaluate marketing ROI, sales pipeline performance and their impact on forecasts
* Work with technical leadership to understand engineering resource allocation and help build business cases for R&D investment
Profile
Skills & Experience We'd Love to See
* Degree educated with strong academics, ideally in a numerate discipline
* Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
* Advanced Excel skills essential; familiarity with Xero advantageous
* Experience within a private-equity-backed or scaling technology business is highly beneficial
* Proactive, improvement-focused mindset with a track record of driving efficiencies
* Comfortable using technology to streamline or automate processes
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines
Job Offer
Benefits
* 25 days' holiday plus public holidays
* Stakeholder pension with employer contributions
* Private healthcare
* Life insurance
* Supportive leadership committed to professional development
* Discretionary bonus linked to company performance
If you are an ambitious Management Accountant ready to advance your career in the Technology & Telecoms industry, we encourage you to apply today!