Management Accountant (FTC Maternity Cover)
Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Janes empowers military, government, and defence leaders to act with confidence in an increasingly complex world. Our trusted defence, security, and geopolitical information delivered through seamless digital platforms and system integrations—turns overwhelming data into clear, actionable intelligence and insight. By filling critical information gaps, Janes helps customers analyse threats, accelerate decisions, and stay ahead of emerging challenges.
Job purpose:
Janes are looking for an ambitious Management Accountant to provide accuracy, reliability and efficiency to our Financial Reporting team. Supporting the Financial Reporting lead the role will help drive our monthly reporting process by analysing financial data for completeness and correctness, preparing and processing accounting journals and performing robust reconciliations. They will also be a key contributor to our annual statutory reporting requirements across the Group and our ongoing tax compliance.
The ideal candidate must able to work confidently with numbers and display rigorous attention to detail, communicating clearly and confidently to colleagues where errors have been identified and working collaboratively to improve processes. They must be familiar with core accounting principles and keen to broaden and strengthen that knowledge. Great organisation skills are a prerequisite to help manage delivery deadlines.
The role is an 18-months Fixed Term Contract to cover a maternity leave.
How you will contribute at Janes:
* Ensure accurate and timely month-end close by executing key tasks including invoice review for prepayment and CAPEX, preparation and processing of journals (e.g. payroll, accruals, Devcap) across subsidiaries and currencies to ensure correct cost centre allocation and clear calculation support, delivery of monthly profit and loss variance analysis, and handling of information queries.
* Coordinating the work of two junior finance team members including ongoing training requirements.
* Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and identify resolutions.
* Work alongside the Head of Financial Reporting during interim and year-end audits; prioritise and delegate information requests, and manage auditors’ expectations to ensure the audit completion deadline is met.
* Prepare Group and UK entity financial statements in accordance with IFRS/UKGAAP.
* Ensure all financial records are accurate, up to date, and compliant with accounting standards.
* Prepare weekly cash reports across all bank accounts, including detailed analysis and commentary.
* Managing VAT/local tax information provision to tax advisors across Group (UK, US, Singapore, Netherlands), meeting deadlines and responding to queries. Assist with Corporation tax return preparation across Group.
* Maintain and improve internal controls and processes.
* Undertake ad hoc projects and tasks as required.
The ideal skills and experience for this role are:
* Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
* Demonstrated experience in month-end close and reporting, audit support, and preparation of financial statements.
* Familiarity with accounting systems (NetSuite desirable).
* Strong ability to prioritise conflicting requests and manage diverse stakeholder expectations.
* Detail-oriented, highly organised, and eager to develop professionally.
* 27 days of annual leave
* Healthy half (0.5 day leave every 6 months for wellbeing)
* Private medical insurance– Vitality
* Maternity (100% of basic salary for the first 26 weeks followed by Statutory Maternity Pay)
* Paternity (100% of basic salary for 6 weeks)
* Life cover
* Access to LinkedIn Learning
* Access to an on-site gym
Life at Janes
We believe Janes is truly a great place to work. Our values and leadership code drive everything we do, and we understand that the right behaviours and culture will always result in the best outcomes for our customers, our colleagues, our shareholders, and our business. We provide a supportive, stretching, and dynamic environment with the ability for you to grow rapidly, both personally and professionally.
Janes is an inclusive and equal opportunities employer and encourages applications regardless of age, race, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or gender.
Although this role is advertised as full time, Janes believed that flexibility at work can provide many significant benefits both to our colleagues and the business. We already work in a hybrid style across all offices and regions and can support different ways of working and offer different flexible working arrangements. So, if you are interested and have any requirements or needs in the way you would like to work, please apply, and speak to us about this. We will always consider part time or flexible applications
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