Management Accountant

Description

This role requires a candidate who can maintain excellent technical standards and drive efficiency within the monthly reporting cycle, providing key support to the Financial Controller in ensuring group compliance.

• Mentoring: Help mentor and support junior finance team members, ensuring high standards of GL hygiene and quality compliance are maintained across daily tasks.
• Compliance Support: Provide key assistance to the Financial Controller in the review of technical accounting adjustments and support the production and review of all Statutory VAT and CIS returns, ensuring adherence to HMRC regulations.
• Monthly Financial Close & Reporting: Take ownership of the complete monthly close process and manage the production of accurate financial data for subsidiary companies, ensuring timely and high-quality output for internal management accounts.
• Process & System Enhancement: Work closely with the Head of Finance Operations to provide hands-on support in the development and implementation of new finance processes and system improvements, focusing on GL efficiency and automation.
• Financial Control & Transactional Oversight: Provide effective financial control of overhead cost items and offer guidance or support to the purchase ledger, sales ledger, and subcontract ledger teams when required, ensuring accurate input data for the GL.
• GL Integrity and Control: Responsible for preparing all complex monthly journals and technical balance sheet accounts (including accruals, pre-payments, and intercompany reconciliations) to ensure the General Ledger (GL) reflects a true and fair view.
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Liaison: Provide critical support in the production of annual budgets and updated forecasts. Act as a key finance liaison, providing clear financial insights and commentary to Operational Staff and Functional Department Managers.

Requirements

Due to rapid and extensive expansion across all business sectors, we are seeking a motivated and highly analytical Management Accountant to strengthen our core reporting function. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be primarily responsible for the complete monthly close process and accurate financial output for several subsidiary companies.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate who is ready to take ownership of the monthly reporting cycle and drive process efficiency.

Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.

• System Proficiency (A Distinct Advantage): Demonstrable experience using Microsoft Dynamics and sophisticated reporting tools like Jet Reports or similar data query/dashboarding tools.
• Qualification: Part-Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA accountant, or a highly experienced Qualified By Experience (QBE) candidate. A newly Qualified accountant seeking their first role in a growing industry is also encouraged to apply.
• Experience: At least 5 years of accounts experience within a busy, fast-paced finance function, ideally within a project, construction, or regulated environment. Experience gained in an accounting practice or audit firm is highly desirable.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance