Management Accountant - Sheffield Permanent Great Role for Ambitious Finance Talent
Your new company
We're working with a successful organisation seeking a driven and ambitious Management Accountant. This role is ideal for someone who is fully qualified (ACCA / CIMA / ACA) or a finalist actively studying. You'll need strong management accounting experience, confidence to hit the ground running, and the ability to engage and challenge stakeholders at all levels. You'll support senior leadership with high quality financial insight, help drive spend control, and play a key role in financial planning and performance analysis.Your new role
In this role, you'll take ownership of core management accounting activities while providing valuable financial insight to support decision making across the business. You'll work closely with operational teams, challenge spend where needed, and ensure financial information is accurate, timely and meaningful.Your responsibilities will include:
Preparing monthly management accounts
Completing detailed variance analysis, including cost reconciliations and investigation of profit variances
Supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles, including cash flow planning
Managing revenue recognition, WIP reconciliation and contract accounting
Ensuring accurate revenue and cost allocation across projects, contracts or work streams
Producing balance sheet reconciliations and proactively resolving issues
Challenging managers on spend, overheads and cost control to drive accountability
Partnering with operational and overhead teams to support informed financial decision making
Delivering ad hoc financial analysis to support strategy and performance
Preparing information for Group Finance and liaising with external auditors as required
What you'll need to succeed