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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
BRIGHTON (HYBRID - 3 DAYS OFFICE / 2 DAYS HOME)
£45,000 to £50,000 + BENEFITS + HYBRID WORKING + STUDY SUPPORT
THE OPPORTUNITY:
We're partnering with a fast-growing and successful business that's investing heavily in its finance function and technology, as it continues an exciting period of growth and transformation.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a Management Accountant to join a collaborative finance team, working closely with the Financial Controller and supporting a portfolio of businesses. You'll take ownership of the monthly Management Accounts, Month-End reporting, statutory accounting, and financial analysis, whilst playing a key role in driving automation, process improvements, and commercial insight across the business.
This role is ideal for a commercially minded Management Accountant or an ambitious finalist looking to step into a broader role where you'll gain exposure to finance transformation projects, business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, and AI-driven process improvements.
THE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT ROLE:
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you'll be responsible for a broad range of financial and commercial accounting duties, including:
- Preparing monthly Management Accounts with detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year
- Taking ownership of the Month-End close process for your business units
- Producing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining strong financial controls
- Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and the external audit process
- Preparing VAT Returns and supporting wider compliance activities
- Assisting with budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and cashflow forecasting
- Delivering detailed product margin analysis and commercial reporting
- Business partnering with key stakeholders across operations, sales, marketing, and commercial teams
- Producing financial reports and analysis using Excel and Power BI
- Driving finance process improvements through automation, Power Query, and AI tools
- Supporting the implementation and ongoing development of Business Central and the wider finance technology platform
- Working across multiple entities and supporting wider group finance projects
- Providing ad hoc financial analysis to support strategic business decisions
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THE PERSON:
- Previous experience as a Management Accountant or Finance Manager
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, or actively studying towards qualification, exceptional Qualified by experience (QBE) candidates will be considered.
- Strong experience preparing monthly Management Accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and Month-End reporting
- Experience supporting statutory accounts, VAT Returns, and the external audit process
- Advanced MS Excel and experience of using an ERP System, any exposure to PowerBI would be advantageous
- Commercially minded with the ability to analyse financial performance and provide meaningful business insight
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to build relationships across the business
- Experience within a multi-entity or group environment would be advantageous
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