Group Management Accountant

Kennedy Pearce Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Pension

Job summary

Kennedy Pearce Consulting is seeking a Group Management Accountant to join a growing business in a permanent role. The role covers monthly management accounts across entities, FP&A variance analysis and strong involvement in revenue and gross profit reporting.

You will collaborate with senior management, support budgets, forecasts and cost controls, and assist with acquisitions integration in a proactive, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification or QBE.
• 5+ years prepping monthly management accounts.
• Experience in group finance and multisite accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills essential.
• Strong knowledge of gross margin and revenue.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for multiple entities.
• Provide FP&A variance analysis to management.
• Support financial reporting: P&L, cash flow, balance sheet.
• Calculate prepayments and accruals; reconcile balances.
• Perform in-depth financial analysis for business decisions.
• Support forecasts and budgets for stakeholders.
• Assist with acquisitions integration and new systems.
• Collaborate with department heads on financial plans.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Gross margin knowledge

Revenue knowledge

Communication & business partnering

High volume data handling

Initiative & self-motivation

Multisite accounting experience

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified or QBE

Tools

Finance systems experience

Job description

Our Client seeks a Group Management Accountant to join their business in a permanent role. This Organisation is experiencing continued growth both organically and through acquisition therefore it would suit a candidate who enjoys working in a proactive, fast paced environment. The Group Management Accountant would have a broad remit including the preparation of monthly management accounts for all entities, financial analysis on gross profit and financial reporting. Strong experience in gross profit and revenue is essential for this role.

Duties of the Group Management Accountant include:

• Prepare monthly management accounts.
• Supplying the FP&A with variance analysis
• Supporting financial reporting which includes P&L accounts, cash flow and balance sheet. Providing detailed analysis.
• Calculating prepayments and accruals
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliation
• Conduct in-depth financial analysis to support key business decisions.
• Support providing forecasts and budget information to key stakeholders.
• Identify areas of process improvements and support and implement finance processes and procedures.
• Collaborate with department heads and senior management to review and develop financial plans, budgets and cost control.
• Attend meeting with cost centre measures.
• Support systems with new acquisitions.
• Supporting external auditors
• Ad-hoc projects

Requirements for the Group Management Accountant role include:

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA Qualified/QBE
• Experience supporting multiple finance systems and projects.
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong knowledge in gross margin and revenue
• Excellent communication and business partnering skills.
• Experience working with high volume data/transactions.
• Energetic and detailed oriented
• Experience in a Group finance function
• Able to work on own initiative.
• 5 years plus experience in preparing management accounts.
• Multisite accountancy experience

Benefits include: hybrid working, bonus and pension.