Job Description
To support the finance function by delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, insightful analysis, and effective business partnering. The Management Accountant plays a key role in month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, and ensuring financial information supports decision-making across the business.
Key Responsibilities
Month-End and Reporting
* Prepare monthly management accounts with accurate accruals, prepayments, and journal entries.
* Maintain the integrity of the general ledger and ensure timely month-end close.
* Assist in producing P&L statements, variance analysis, and commentary.
* Reconcile key balance sheet accounts monthly.
Budgeting and Forecasting
* Support the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting processes.
* Work with departmental managers to gather assumptions, validate inputs, and challenge cost plans.
* Develop financial models and forecasting tools where required.
Business Partnering
* Provide financial support and insight to non-finance teams.
* Translate financial performance into actionable insight for budget holders.
* Monitor cost centre performance and challenge overspending
* Deliver regular and ad hoc financial analysis on revenue, cost, margins, and KPIs.
* Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to support business decisions.
Process Improvement
* Recommend and implement improvements to reporting processes and financial controls.
* Assist with system upgrades or new finance system implementations.
Compliance and Controls
* Ensure adherence to financial policies and internal controls.
* Support the external audit process with reconciliations and documentation.
Skills & Experience
* Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
* Previous experience in a similar management accounting role.
* Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of month-end processes.
* Confident using financial systems (e.g. Sage, SAP, Business Central, Oracle, or similar).
* Advanced Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, financial modelling).
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to work with non-finance stakeholders.
* Organised, proactive, and deadline-focused.
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