Management Accountant
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Permanent
Huntingdon
£50-55k
The Position:
The Management Accountant is responsible for providing accurate, timely and insightful financial information to support effective decision-making. This role plays a key role in financial control, performance reporting, budgeting and forecasting, helping the business to understand performance, manage costs and drive continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial reporting
Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow reporting and associated KPIs
Assist in month-end processes, ensuring journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet account reconciliations are completed in accordance with policies and deadlines
Ensure compliance with UK accounting standards (e.g. UK GAAP or IFRS)
Cash Flow
Support cash flow forecasting and working capital management
Internal Controls, Compliance and Audit
Maintain strong financial controls and processes
Ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations (VAT, corporation tax, CIS)
Assist with year-end audit preparation and statutory reporting
Budgeting & Forecasting
Assist with the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes, working closely with budget holders and senior leaders
Produce meaningful financial analysis and commentary to explain business performance, trends, risks and opportunities
Assist with creating and developing financial models to support business case development, commercial modelling and scenario analysis, using multiple data sources.
Strategic Support
Partner with operational and functional stakeholders to improve financial understanding and support sound commercial decision-making
Support senior management with financial analysis and ad hoc reporting
Analyse operational costs and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements
Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting quality and efficiency through xsngvjr continuous improvement
Contribute to the wider finance team activity and projects as required, supporting business priorities and change initiatives
Skills and Attributes:
ACCA, ACA or CIMA Qualified
Previous experience in a Management Accountant or similar finance role
Ability to work to tight deadlines
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, using multiple data sources
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
Experience using accounting software and ERP systems (IFS highly desirable)
Excellent attention to detail and curiosity to understand more