About the Role
The Management Accountant is responsible for preparing accurate and timely management accounts, financial reports, and analysis to support internal reporting and decision-making.
The role supports maintaining financial controls, monitoring performance against budgets, and ensuring the smooth operation of day-to-day finance activities. This includes contributing to month-end close, variance analysis, and other financial processes as required.
Responsibilities
* Prepare and contribute to the delivery of monthly management accounts packs across all legal entities, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission.
* Calculate, post, and reconcile deferred and accrued income by customer, product, and line of business in line with revenue recognition principles.
* Ensure all operating costs are accurately allocated by department, cost centre, and line of business, applying appropriate accruals and prepayments to reflect the correct reporting period.
* Maintain and reconcile the Fixed Asset Register for all entities, including depreciation calculations and asset lifecycle tracking.
* Reconcile and monitor intercompany loan and trading accounts, ensuring accuracy and resolution of discrepancies on a monthly basis.
* Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations, presenting findings and resolution plans during formal reviews with the Financial Controller.
* Produce and analyse daily, weekly, and monthly cash reports, supporting short-term cash flow forecasting and liquidity management.
* Ensure timely submission of reports to the National Statistics Office and other external regulatory bodies in accordance with statutory deadlines.
* Support the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
* Assist with the coordination and delivery of year-end audit requirements, liaising with external auditors and contributing to statutory reporting.
* Provide ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and support to the wider Finance team as required to support business operations and decision-making.
About Your Experience
* Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar management accounting role.
* Proven track record of preparing management accounts, journal postings, accruals/prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
* Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards, with experience supporting audits and statutory reporting cycles.
* Experience using ERP systems is essential; prior knowledge of SAP Business ByDesign or S/4HANA is highly advantageous.
* Advanced Excel skills, including working with large datasets, pivot tables, and complex formulas for financial analysis and reporting.
* Strong systems literacy and process-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify and implement efficiencies in financial processes.
* Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and a methodical approach to work, particularly under tight deadlines.
* Self-starter with a “can-do” attitude and strong ownership of responsibilities, able to manage competing priorities effectively.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building collaborative relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
* Demonstrates persistence and drive to see tasks through to completion with high standards of delivery (“completer-finisher” mindset).
You will bring the following behaviours
* Financial Rigour: Applies strong technical accounting knowledge to ensure accurate, compliant, and insightful financial reporting.
* Clear Financial Communication: Presents complex data and financial insights clearly and concisely to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
* Detail-Oriented & Reliable: Delivers consistent accuracy under pressure, ensuring the integrity of reports, reconciliations, and forecasts.
* Proactive & Solutions-Focused: Anticipates potential financial or process issues, investigates root causes, and implements practical resolutions.
* Process & Control Mindset: Identifies and implements improvements to reporting processes and control frameworks to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
* Advanced Excel Capability: Uses advanced Excel functions to analyse, interpret, and visualise financial data effectively.
* Collaborative Team Player: Works constructively across teams, sharing knowledge and contributing to a high-performing finance function.
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