Management Accountant

Overview

In this Management Accountant role, you will own monthly reporting, month-end close, and financial analysis within a housing organisation’s finance team. You will partner with operational teams to support decision-making and help strengthen controls and processes. The role combines traditional management accounting with opportunities to broaden FP&A exposure and commercial partnering. You will improve Excel-based models and reporting to add value across the business.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end process (journals, reconciliations, management accounts)
• Deliver timely monthly management reporting, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis
• Collaborate with Head of FP&A and Financial Controller to maintain robust financial controls
• Provide financial analysis and insights to support operational decisions
• Build finance business partnering relationships with operational teams
• Develop and improve Excel-based reporting, models and processes
• Identify opportunities to streamline and systemise reporting and processes

Key requirements

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or finalist actively studying towards qualification
• Experience as a Management Accountant; property/residential/real estate/capital-intensive environments preferred
• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUP, PivotTables) and ability to build practical models and reporting tools
• Experience of month-end, management accounts and financial reporting
• Strong analytical skills and ability to explain financial performance
• Commercially minded with ability to work with operational stakeholders
• Proactive approach and desire to improve processes rather than maintain status quo

• commercial mindset
• stakeholder collaboration
• proactivity
• Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables)
• financial reporting
• budgeting and forecasting

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