Role Purpose:

The Management Accountant is responsible for producing accurate and timely financial information, supporting business decision-making, maintaining robust financial controls, and ensuring compliance with statutory and company reporting requirements across multiple group entities.

Main Duties:

• Take full responsibility for allocated company accounts from Trial Balance through to monthly management accounts.
• Assist the finance team in the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs.
• Produce variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods.
• Support annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
• Process transactions accurately across multiple entities.
• Maintain accurate control accounts.
• Process sales and purchase ledgers when necessary.
• Reconcile bank accounts and credit cards.
• Prepare prepayments, accruals and month-end journals.
• Process payroll journals and employee expense claims.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts.
• Review and reconcile balance sheets monthly.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns.
• Process and reconcile inter-company transactions.
• Support statutory accounts preparation and external audit.
• Develop and improve financial controls and reporting processes.
• Liaise across departments to resolve queries.
• Support the wider Finance team and provide cover where required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties consistent with the role.

Technical Skills Required:

• Advanced Microsoft Excel including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP and Power Query (desirable).
• AAT Level 4, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or qualified by experience.
• Sage 200 or similar ERP/accounting system experience.
• Strong knowledge of management accounting, VAT and month-end reporting.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.

Desirable Experience:

• 3–5 years' finance experience.
• Experience preparing monthly management accounts.
• Multi-entity accounting experience.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and VAT compliance.

Competencies Required:

• Strong teamwork ethic.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• High integrity and confidentiality.
• Analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Commercial awareness.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Resilient under pressure.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.

Benefits:

• 22 days annual leave.
• Company pension scheme – 3% employer contribution, employee 5%.
• 37.5-hour working week (9am–5pm, 30-minute lunch).
• Dress Down Friday.
• Employee Support Scheme.
• Training and development.