Senior Management Accountant (ACCA OR CIMA Qualified)

Key responsibilities

• Prepare, review and deliver monthly management accounts on a timely basis.
  
• Lead month end close processes ensuring that all reconciliations, adjustments and control activities are completed.
  
• Assist in the preparation and review of regulatory and compliance filings including solvency reporting, FCA and VAT returns so that timely submissions are made.
  
• Lead the production of year -end financial statements and act as a primary point of contact for external auditors, managing the audit process from planning through to completion to ensure timely delivery, accuracy, and compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
  
• Support the budgeting, forecasting, and long -term financial planning cycles to ensure alignment with organisational objectives.
  
• Provide detailed reporting and analysis on business matters including variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods as well as identifying risks and opportunities to drive cost control.
  
• Work collaboratively with the CFO and Group Financial Controller to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation.
  
• Deliver financial reporting and analysis to senior stakeholders, effectively communicating key insights, risks and opportunities to inform and influence business decision -making.
  
• Act as a role model and ambassador for the finance function, demonstrating professionalism and integrity, and representing the team both internally and externally on financial matters.
  
• Develop, review, and enhance financial processes, systems, and controls ensuring a strong governance framework which mitigates risk and drives continuous improvements and efficiencies.
  

About you

• Professional qualified accountant (for e.g. CIMA or ACCA) with strong technical accounting knowledge.
  
• Minimum of 2 years’ proven experience or equivalent, in management accounting or senior finance role including reporting, planning and financial control processes.
  
• Extensive knowledge in financial reporting, statutory accounts, audit and regulatory compliance (ideally within a regulated environment but not essential).
  
• Exceptional Excel skills with the ability to analyse complex data sets.
  
• Experience of data extraction and reporting tools such as SQL (desirable).
  
• Exposure to coding / automation tools to improve processes (desirable).
  
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail.
  
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
  
• Highly effective communicator with the ability to present financial information clearly at all levels and work collaboratively with others.
  
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage complete deadlines and deliver high quality outputs in a fast -paced environment.