Job Description
Management Accountant | Winchester – On Site | Permanent | £50k - £60k
We are supporting a well-established organisation in Winchester in their search for a Management Accountant to join their finance team.
This is a hands-on role with real impact, focused on strengthening financial controls, improving processes and ensuring the finance function operates efficiently and is fully audit-ready. You’ll work closely with senior leadership while supporting and developing a small finance team.
The Role
This position will take ownership of financial controls, reconciliations and month-end processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency and ongoing audit readiness.
Key responsibilities include:
* Implementing and continuously improving financial controls and reconciliation processes
* Leading month-end close, including management accounts and variance analysis
* Preparing audit schedules and supporting year-end audit processes (FRS102/SORP)
* Supervising and developing a small finance team (AP, Payroll, Accounts)
* Strengthening processes across journals, payments, coding and control procedures
* Overseeing income, billing and debtor management processes, including fee income and associated reconciliations
* Supporting processes around fee billing and VAT treatment, ensuring accuracy and compliance
* Driving ongoing process improvements and efficiencies across the finance function
About You
You will be a hands-on and detail-oriented finance professional with strong experience in controls, reconciliations and audit processes.
You will likely have:
* ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualification (or part-qualified)
* Strong background in financial controls and reconciliations
* Experience delivering month-end and audit processes
* Previous experience supervising or supporting junior team members
* Strong Excel and systems skills
* A proactive approach with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
* Experience within an education environment (ideally independent schools), with exposure to fee income, billing and VAT on fees, is essential
Why apply?
This is a great opportunity to step into a role where you can make a lasting impact — improving processes, strengthening controls and supporting the development of a finance team within a stable and well-established organisation.
Talent Finance is committed to promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. All applications are reviewed on merit, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds.