Management Accountant

As a Management Accountant, you’ll provide accurate, timely accounting services for business unit and operating entity reporting, alongside financial analysis that supports business planning. You’ll take ownership of core month-end activity, reconciliations and reporting, helping the business meet its monthly, quarterly and annual deadlines while maintaining strong financial control.

Please note that this is a full‑time, fixed‑term contract role based in our Milton Keynes office, running until March 2028. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with an expectation of three days per week in the office.

What you’ll be doing

• Produce monthly management accounts and reporting information accurately and to agreed deadlines
• Prepare general ledger and month‑end journals, including intercompany, recurring charge and international payroll entries
• Deliver monthly revenue reporting, including technical ledger postings and reconciliations
• Own balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and driving issues through to resolution
• Support the preparation of financial information for VAT and tax returns, including overseas companies and branches where required
• Provide ad hoc management reporting and financial analysis to support business planning and decision‑making
• Improve reporting solutions and accounting processes to strengthen the quality and efficiency of financial information
• Maintain accurate financial records, process documentation and procedures across relevant company systems
• Monitor relevant accounting, legal and regulatory developments and reflect changes appropriately in day‑to‑day activity
• Share technical knowledge with colleagues, providing supervision or mentoring where required

Who we’re looking for

• Proven experience working as an accountant, with hands‑on responsibility for management accounting and month‑end activity
• Strong experience preparing journals, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting
• Advanced Excel capability, including nested XLOOKUPs, pivot tables and data manipulation
• Sound technical knowledge of financial reporting under UK accounting standards
• Demonstrable experience producing accurate financial information to demanding reporting deadlines
• Experience investigating accounting discrepancies and resolving issues accurately and efficiently
• Exposure to payroll reporting and payroll postings is desirable but not essential
• Experience within financial services or another regulated environment is desirable

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification, passed finalist status with a recognised body such as ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent qualification through experience
• Strong A levels or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal English, with the numeracy skills required to interpret, reconcile and analyse financial information

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