Management Accountant

Overview

In this role you will lead monthly management accounting across multiple entities, supporting a Director in a small central finance team. You will produce KPI packs by site and brand, monitor cash flow and working capital, and maintain audit-ready files with the external accountant. The position is on-site during probation with a hybrid option after six months. You will also improve data flow from POS to the ledger and automate routine reporting to enable fast, actionable insights for operations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) across multiple entities
• Produce site/brand-level P&L packs with variance analysis vs budget/forecast/prior year
• Own weekly/monthly KPI reporting (sales mix, labour %, food cost %, EBITDA by site)
• Monitor cash, forecast cash, manage settlements, supplier terms, VAT and PAYE
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, debtor/creditor reviews, intercompany accounting
• Support budgeting and rolling forecasts across sales, labour, overheads, capex
• Track royalty, marketing levy and franchise fee obligations by brand
• Maintain month-end processes and liaise with external accountant/auditors
• Improve POS-to-ledger data flow and automate routine reporting

Key requirements

• Multi-site hospitality experience is essential
• Experience in a multi-brand or franchised environment is advantageous
• Professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or part-qualified with strong experience
• Proven month-end, reconciliation and management reporting experience
• Strong Excel skills; experience with POS data and ERP/consolidation tools
• Comfortable in high-volume, low-margin trading models
• Ability to translate numbers into actionable insights for site/operations teams
• Hands-on, organized, able to work with a Director and external accountant

• Clear communication with site and operations teams
• Hands-on and detail-oriented
• Strong organizational skills
• Excel (advanced)
• POS data analysis
• ERP/consolidation tools

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