Management Accountant

The Role

This is a hands-on, commercially focused Management Accountant role, playing a key part in strengthening financial control, insight and decision-making across a growing business.

You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality management reporting, forecasting, cash flow optimisation, and financial analysis to support leadership and drive sustainable growth.

The role offers exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to influence strategy through clear, actionable financial insight. This is a friendly and welcoming environment.

Company Benefits:

• Free Parking
• Fantastic progression opportunities 

Key Responsibilities:

Management Reporting & Insight

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts with clear variance analysis and commentary.
• Produce board-level financial packs including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, KPIs, and risk indicators.
• Support senior stakeholders ahead of board meetings by explaining results, forecasts, and financial implications.
• Take ownership of the monthly financial pack, ensuring clarity and relevance at executive level.

Forecasting, Budgeting & Scenario Planning

• Maintain rolling forecasts and detailed cash flow projections.
• Build scenario-based financial models to support strategic and commercial decision-making.
• Support the annual budgeting process with robust financial analysis.
• Provide forward-looking insight to identify risks and opportunities early.

Cash Flow & Working Capital Optimisation

• Drive improvements in credit control processes to reduce debtor days.
• Actively manage collections performance and overdue balances.
• Support early payment incentives, late payment strategies, and pricing tools.
• Improve visibility and control over working capital and borrowing costs.

Financial Control, Compliance & Audit

• Maintain the integrity of the nominal ledger and financial postings.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns in line with HMRC requirements.
• Coordinate audit queries and prepare year-end schedules.
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts and year-end audit processes.
• Strengthen financial controls to support ongoing business growth.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Work with integrated finance, CRM, and timesheet systems.
• Improve automation, reporting accuracy, and data consistency.
• Identify and implement scalable process improvements.
• Support the ongoing review and optimisation of finance systems.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

Essential

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience producing monthly management accounts.
• Strong cash flow forecasting and financial modelling skills.
• Experience supporting audits and statutory reporting.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience within a contractor-based, services, or fast-paced commercial environment.
• Exposure to integrated finance and CRM systems.
• Experience improving credit control and working capital performance.
• Background supporting growing or scaling organisations.

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.