Finalist / Newly Qualified Management Accountant

Synergem Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergem Recruitment is exclusively working with a highly profitable, well-established Leeds business to recruit a Management Accountant in a newly created role. You will own the month-end and management accounting for a key unit.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, controls and commercial finance within a structured group environment. This hands-on role offers development opportunities and meaningful business impact.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or nearing qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with strong hands-on management accounting experience.
• Strong month-end accounting experience.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate reporting.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, organized approach with ability to manage own workload.
• Exposure to multi-entity accounting, budgeting/forecasting, VAT, audit or reporting automation advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and preparation of management accounts.
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, depreciation and month-end journals.
• Complete balance sheet, intercompany and key ledger reconciliations.
• Analyse revenue, cost of sales and financial performance.
• Support annual budgets and quarterly forecasting.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Support compliance, internal controls and audit requirements.
• Assist with VAT, year-end reporting and external audit.
• Provide clear financial commentary and collaborate with non-finance stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes.

Skills

Excel

Month-end

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Organization

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA candidate

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

I am delighted to be working exclusively with a highly profitable and well-established business in the search for a Management Accountant, into a newly created role.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will take ownership of the month-end and management accounting process for a key business unit, while gaining broader exposure to budgeting, forecasting, controls, and commercial finance.

This is a hands-on role offering plenty of scope to develop both technically and commercially within a structured group environment.

Key responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and preparation of management accounts
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, depreciation and month-end journals
• Complete balance sheet, intercompany and key ledger reconciliations
• Analyse revenue, cost of sales and financial performance
• Support annual budgets and quarterly forecasting
• Assist with cash flow forecasting
• Compliance, internal controls and audit requirements
• Assist with VAT, year-end reporting and external audit
• Provide clear financial commentary and work closely with non-finance stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes

The successful candidate

You will ideally be newly qualified or approaching qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with strong hands-on management accounting experience.

You will also have:

• Strong month-end accounting experience
• Excellent Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to accurate reporting
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, organised approach with the ability to manage your own workload
• Commercial awareness and the ambition to develop beyond core accounting

Previous exposure to multi-entity accounting, budgeting and forecasting, VAT, audit or reporting automation would be advantageous but is not essential.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious accountant looking to take greater ownership and develop within a broad, commercially focused finance role.