Senior Management Accountant

Overview

In this Senior Management Accountant role you will lead the production of management accounts and provide insightful commentary to inform strategic decisions. You will work within the finance team to consolidate group reporting and support budgets, forecasts and statutory work for UK and overseas entities. The role blends technical accounting with stakeholder interaction, offering visibility across the business and opportunities to drive process improvements. This is a market-leading employer known for staff development and a supportive environment, with hybrid and flexible working options.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working
• 37.5 hour week with flexible start/finish
• 25 days + bank holidays + buy/sell
• Company final salary pension scheme
• Private health insurance

Responsibilities

• Line management of 2–3 Accounts Assistants
• Own the management accounts production with commentary and analysis
• Produce group reporting and consolidated financial information
• Prepare budgets and forecasts
• Support statutory accounts preparation and audit for UK and overseas
• Provide cost and margin analysis to identify trends, risks and opportunities
• Manage fixed asset registers
• Cash flow management
• VAT and Intrastat returns for UK and overseas
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis for senior management
• Lead continual improvement initiatives in finance systems and processes

Key requirements

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification with minimum 2 years PQE
• solid technical accounting skills
• strong commercial acumen
• ability to build stakeholder relationships across various teams
• experience with overseas subsidiaries is advantageous
• proactive approach and track record of adding value through process improvements

• strong stakeholder management
• commercial acumen
• proactive and forward-thinking
• management accounts
• group reporting
• budgets and forecasts

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