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Senior Management Accountant
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Senior Management Accountant
We are looking for a technically strong Management Accountant to support the preparation of the financial reporting and month-end close, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the numbers that underpin business decisions. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, this role will act as a key support across day-to-day finance operations, reporting and process improvement initiatives. This is a hands-on role with clear growth potential. You will play a key role in delivering accurate reporting, improving processes, and helping build a scalable finance function, enabling the Financial Controller to focus on leadership and oversight. Financial Reporting & Close (Core Responsibilities)
- Support delivery of the month-end close process to agreed timelines
- Prepare the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow, including full supporting schedules
- Ensure accuracy across revenue recognition, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations
- Support the monthly group consolidation process, including intercompany eliminations and consolidated reporting
- Contribute to the preparation of monthly reporting packs with clear variance analysis and commentary
- Maintain audit-ready financials and strong documentation
- Support the payroll process from a finance perspective, including posting payroll journals, reconciling payroll-related accounts, and ensuring payroll costs are accurately reflected in the financials
- Prepare accurate, well-supported reporting outputs ready for Financial Controller review
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Revenue, Projects & Cost Control
- Take responsibility for the accuracy of project and revenue accounting
- Partner with delivery teams to validate revenue and cost treatment
- Provide visibility on project and client profitability
- Monitor departmental budgets and investigate variances
Forecasting & Performance
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
- Produce rolling overhead forecasts and scenario analysis
- Explain performance through key drivers and trends
- Identify risks and emerging issues early
Business Partnering
- Build effective working relationships with stakeholders across the business
- Translate financial data into clear, actionable insight
- Support stakeholders in understanding performance and decision-making
Process & Systems Improvement
- Identify and implement opportunities to automate reporting processes, reduce manual effort, and improve accuracy and speed
- Act as a key user of finance systems (e.g. Xero, Kimble, Lightyear)
- Help build a scalable, well-controlled finance function
Compliance & Control
- Ensure compliance with IFRS/GAAP
- Support audit and statutory reporting
- Maintain strong balance sheet controls and reconciliations
- Review Accounts Payable outputs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and alignment with financial reporting
- Monitor Accounts Receivable balances, including review of aged receivables and identification of risks to cash collection
Team Contribution
- Support and mentor junior team members, with a view to future line management responsibilities
- Promote a culture of ownership, accuracy, and continuous improvement
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- Fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with strong technical expertise
- Experience playing a key role in financial reporting and month-end close
- Strong understanding of revenue recognition and project accounting (ideally services)
- Commercially aware, connecting financials to business performance
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment
- Confident communicator, able to challenge and influence stakeholders
- Demonstrates potential to grow into a leadership role
Skills & Experience
Technical
- Financial reporting, balance sheet management, and audit readiness
- Strong analytical and data skills
Planning & Analysis
- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
Systems
- Experience with finance tools (e.g. Xero, Kimble, Lightyear or similar)
- Process and workflow optimisation
Behavioural
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Ownership and accountability
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Clear communication and insight
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Collaboration and continuous improvement
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Key role in delivering accurate, high-quality financial reporting
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Opportunity to shape processes and improve how finance operates
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Broad exposure across reporting, forecasting, and commercial insight
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Small, collaborative team with visible impact
Growth Opportunity A clear path to expanded responsibility as the finance function evolves, with opportunities to move into leadership or commercial finance.
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