Management Accountant

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.