Part Qualified Management Accountant

Overview

In this role you will act as a bridge between accounting and business performance, owning monthly management accounts across multiple entities and supporting planning and commercial finance. You will work closely with the Senior Finance Manager, handle month-end processes, and help develop a junior team member. This is a hands-on position with scope to drive process improvements and automation. The opportunity offers broad exposure, leadership development, and a stepping stone to a fuller Management Accountant role within a growing private business.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• career progression opportunities
• supportive senior finance team

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and schedules across multiple entities
• Own month-end process including accruals, prepayments, journals and depreciation
• Conduct balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations, resolve discrepancies
• Support cash-flow forecasting, budgeting and financial forecasting
• Analyse actual vs budget with variance analysis and commentary
• Assist VAT returns, statutory accounts and audit requirements
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to provide accurate financial information and commercial insight
• Review and support the Assistant Accountant; maintain strong financial controls
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and automation across finance
• Support wider finance projects and ad-hoc commercial reporting

Key requirements

• 2-4+ years’ relevant finance experience with strong management accounting exposure
• Part-Qualified or actively studying towards ACCA, CIMA or ACA
• Experience preparing management accounts and supporting schedules
• Good understanding of month-end, reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and variance analysis
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with finance systems
• Good understanding of UK accounting principles and VAT
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage workload
• Strong communication skills with stakeholders across finance and non-finance roles
• Proactive approach with interest in process improvement and automation
• Ideally some experience supporting or reviewing junior team members

• strong communication
• attention to detail
• proactive mindset
• Excel proficiency
• finance systems experience
• budgeting and forecasting

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