4Square Recruitment Ltd
Management Accountant
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Management Accountant
Reporting to: Head of FP&A and Strategic Financial Planning
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join a small but high-impact FP&A team.
Reporting to the Head of FP&A and Strategic Financial Planning, this role will have significant autonomy and accountability for the end-to-end production of management accounts. The successful candidate will also line manage and develop one team member.
The Management Accountant will work closely with the Finance Director, FP&A team, and wider Finance function, playing a key role in ensuring financial reporting is accurate, insightful, and delivered on time. The role will also support decision-making in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.
Key Responsibilities
Preparation of Management Accounts
- Take full accountability for the end-to-end production of management accounts.
- Prepare and review monthly management accounts for all Group companies.
- Prepare consolidated management accounts.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations.
- Complete monthly Board and Executive reporting packs.
Reporting
- Produce insightful reporting, including Sales activity, Customer, and R&D reporting.
- Develop P&L reporting by function, department, and product.
- Build strong relationships with key business stakeholders.
- Provide management information to the Executive team as required.
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Forecasting and Budgeting
- Collaborate with other members of the FP&A team to support the production of forecasts and budgets.
- Assist in preparing supporting packs and analysis for budget and forecast cycles.
Continuous Improvement
- Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, reporting quality, and model governance.
- Improve accuracy and help reduce the monthly reporting timeline.
- Proactively implement process improvements and strengthen controls through automation.
- Leverage financial systems, data, and tools to improve automation, insight, and efficiency.
Leadership and People Management
- Provide direct line management to one management accounting team member.
- Set goals, provide coaching, support development, and manage performance.
- Act as a mentor and role model across the wider Finance team.
- Promote high standards of attention to detail, rigour, ownership, and reporting quality.
- Ensure consistency, insight, and strong technical standards across reporting outputs.
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Skills and Experience Required
Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant: ACCA, ACA, or CIMA. (Qualified ideally, but if 1 or 2 exams off completion that would be fine.)
Experience
- Proven experience producing timely and accurate financial information.
- Experience working in a SaaS or technology-led environment would be advantageous.
- Experience managing, coaching, or developing others, or clear readiness to step into a people-management role.
- Experience using financial and operational systems such as SAP, Jira, or Salesforce would be advantageous.
Skills
- Strong current knowledge of accounting practices.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with autonomy in a lean FP&A environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Comfortable working with financial systems, data, and reporting tools.
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