LSG
Management Accountant
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About LSG
LSG is a rapidly growing construction and civil engineering business delivering major structural, groundworks and infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe.
Originally established in the UK, the business has grown significantly and now has operations in the UK, Portugal and Italy, working on large-scale and technically demanding projects for major clients.
We are an ambitious, entrepreneurial and commercially focused business with a relatively lean management structure. Our continued growth and international expansion mean that the business is constantly evolving, creating a varied and fast-paced working environment where people are given genuine responsibility and the opportunity to make an impact.
As the Group continues to grow, we are strengthening our finance function to support the next stage of development. We are looking for people who enjoy taking ownership, solving problems and working closely with both operational and commercial teams, rather than operating within a narrowly defined accounting role.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Management Accountant to take day-to-day ownership of the finance and accounting function for our UK business.
This is a broad role covering the full accounting cycle rather than a traditional management accounting position focused solely on month-end reporting. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the company's accounting records are accurate and up to date, transactions are processed correctly, financial controls are maintained, deadlines are met and management information is produced on time.
The role will report to the Head of Finance, who will provide oversight and review, but the Management Accountant will be expected to take ownership of the UK finance function and proactively manage accounting matters through to resolution.
The position would suit someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced, growing business and is comfortable switching between management accounts, transactional accounting, compliance and ad-hoc commercial requests.
Key Responsibilities
Management Accounts & Month-End
- Take ownership of the monthly accounting cycle and month-end close.
- Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, Balance Sheet and supporting schedules.
- Complete regular bank reconciliations across all UK bank accounts
- Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other month-end journals.
- Complete monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
- Review project revenue, costs and margins and investigate significant variances.
- Prepare overhead analysis and other management reporting.
- Maintain the fixed asset register.
- Maintain and reconcile intercompany balances.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cashflow reporting.
- Provide financial analysis and reporting to the Head of Finance and directors as required.
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Sales Ledger & Credit Control
- Raise and process sales invoices and credit notes.
- Ensure sales invoices are raised accurately and on time.
- Maintain the sales ledger.
- Monitor aged debt and take ownership of credit control.
- Follow up overdue balances with customers and resolve invoice queries.
- Allocate customer receipts and reconcile customer accounts.
- Provide regular debtor and cash collection updates to management.
Purchase Ledger
- Oversee the purchase ledger and supplier invoice processing.
- Provide support and hands-on processing of supplier invoices when required.
- Ensure invoices are appropriately approved, coded and allocated to the correct projects and cost centres.
- Support the weekly supplier payment process.
Tax, Payroll & Compliance
- Prepare UK VAT returns and supporting reconciliations.
- Reconcile payroll, PAYE, pension and associated control accounts.
- Support year-end accounts and external accountant queries.
- Maintain the finance compliance calendar and ensure relevant accounting and financial deadlines are met.
- Assist with information required for statutory, tax, insurance, banking and other compliance matters.
- Support external review requirements where applicable.
Systems, Controls & Process Improvement
- Maintain the integrity of accounting information within the company's finance and ERP systems.
- Ensure appropriate financial controls and processes are followed.
- Identify accounting or control issues and take ownership of resolving them.
- Work closely with commercial, operational and project teams to improve the quality and timeliness of financial information.
Ad-Hoc & Business Support
- Respond to financial and accounting queries from directors and operational teams.
- Produce ad-hoc financial analysis, reports and information, often at short notice.
- Support the Head of Finance with banking, insurance, compliance, supplier/customer and other finance-related matters.
- Be comfortable managing changing priorities within a fast-moving and reactive business environment.
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Experience & Skills
Essential
- Experience in a Management Accountant, Company Accountant or similar broad finance role.
- Experience taking ownership of month-end and producing management accounts.
- Strong Balance Sheet reconciliation skills.
- Practical experience of purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control.
- Experience preparing VAT returns.
- Good understanding of payroll accounting and financial controls.
- Ability to investigate accounting issues independently and take them through to resolution.
- Comfortable being hands-on with transactional accounting when required.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
- Proactive approach – able to identify what needs doing without waiting to be instructed.
Desirable
- Construction, civil engineering or project accounting experience.
- Experience working within a growing owner-managed business.
- Experience with ERP or construction accounting systems.
- Experience with intercompany accounting and multi-entity groups.
- Part-qualified, qualified or qualified by experience (ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent).
The Person
We are looking for someone who will genuinely take ownership of the accounting function rather than simply complete a defined list of month-end tasks.
You should be equally comfortable preparing management accounts, investigating a Balance Sheet discrepancy, raising a customer invoice, chasing an overdue debt or processing a supplier invoice when required.
The environment is fast-moving and priorities can change quickly, so you will need to be organised, commercially aware and comfortable responding to urgent and ad-hoc requests while ensuring core accounting responsibilities and deadlines remain under control.
The Head of Finance will provide oversight and support, but the expectation is that you will manage the UK accounting function proactively and independently.
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