Commercial Management Accountant - Harrogate - Hybrid

Axon Moore; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SME in Harrogate is recruiting a Commercial Management Accountant for a newly created role in their high-performing finance team. This position offers a blend of management accounting and business partnering, ideal for candidates with relevant experience looking for career progression within a growing business.

Benefits

On-site parking

Study support

Hybrid working - 3 days in the office

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in management accounts.
• Experience in business partnering is essential.
• Part of a qualified ACCA/CIMA team or QBE.

Responsibilities

• Ensure monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts are produced.
• Lead finance meetings and complete arising actions.
• Act as a business partner ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Skills

Management accounting

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualified or QBE

Job description

Are you looking for a commercially focused management accountant role with an exciting and fast-paced SME based in Harrogate?

Following their most recent acquisition, this high-growth Harrogate-based business is now looking to hire a Commercial Management Accountant into a newly created role within an already established and high-performing commercial finance team.

This role offers a great all-round experience with ownership and exposure to both management accounting and business partnering.

It would be ideally suited to someone who is part or newly qualified (QBE will also be considered), seeking a well-rounded and autonomous, commercially focused finance role in a growing business that offers progression within 12-18 months.

Reporting to the Finance Director, the key duties include:

1. Ensuring the monthly management accounts, balance sheet lead schedules, and cash flow forecasts are produced and submitted within reporting deadlines.
2. Reviewing and approving annual operating budgets with the operations team before presentation.
3. Attending meetings, leading from a finance perspective, and completing any arising actions.
4. Maintaining financial regulations, standard operating procedures, and controls at all times.
5. Providing the highest level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
6. Acting as a business partner between finance and other departments to ensure consistent and joined-up ways of working.
7. Ensuring compliance with statutory returns or accreditation requirements.
8. Supporting ad-hoc tasks and board reporting.
9. Working on cost models for new sites and drafting commercial clauses in contracts with new sites.

The successful candidate will:

• Be part of a fully qualified ACCA/CIMA team, or QBE - Essential.
• Have a minimum of 2 years' experience in preparing or assisting with management accounts - Essential.
• Have experience in business partnering and managing internal or external stakeholders - Essential.

What's on offer?

• A newly created role within an established commercial team, with end-to-end ownership of one division.
• Progression opportunity within 12-18 months to Senior Management Accountant.
• On-site parking.
• Study support (if required).
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office.

Location: Leeds, Birmingham, Greater Manchester, UK.