Our client are a leading financial services business and are looking for a Management Accountant who wants to be more than a month-end machine. You’ll produce sharp, accurate management information, challenge the numbers and help budget holders and senior leaders understand what’s really driving performance. You’ll be a key part of a friendly, ambitious finance team, with plenty of room to improve how we report, forecast and plan.

What you’ll do

• Deliver the month-end: Prepare management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations, on time and to a high standard
• Tell the story: Analyse results against budget and forecast, explain the variances and give clear commentary that people can act on
• Plan ahead: Support budgeting and reforecasting, and build and maintain financial models
• Partner with the business: Work with budget holders and senior managers, giving them the insight to make better decisions
• Strengthen controls: Keep the ledgers accurate and support internal and external audit
• Improve the process: Find ways to automate, streamline and make reporting faster and better
• Keep things compliant: Support VAT, statutory and other reporting requirements as needed

What you’ll bring

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant, e.g. ACA / ACCA / CIMA, or equivalent experience
• Solid experience in a management accounting or similar finance role
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with accounting and reporting systems
• A sound grasp of month-end processes, budgeting and forecasting
• The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
• A methodical, curious approach with a keen eye for detail

Who you are

• Analytical: You look beyond the numbers to find the story behind them
• Reliable: You deliver accurate work, on time, every time
• A strong communicator: You build good relationships and explain things simply
• Proactive: You spot problems early and suggest improvements without being asked
• A team player: You share knowledge and help others succeed

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only short listed applicants will be contacted in relation to this vacancy. We do however value your details and will retain them on file to enable our consultants to contact you should a suitable opportunity arise.

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