Group Management Accountant – Luton

COREcruitment; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruth Wagstaff Recruitment Ltd's client is seeking a Group Management Accountant to join a small central finance team. The role reports to a Director and is supported by two assistants and an external accountant.

Hybrid role with 2–3 days on site. You will prepare monthly management accounts across multiple entities, produce site and brand-level P&L packs with variance analysis, own KPI reporting, monitor cash and working capital, reconcile balance sheets, support budgeting and rolling forecasts,

Qualifications

• Multi-site hospitality experience essential
• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified, or part-qualified with strong experience
• Proven month-end, reconciliation and management reporting experience
• Strong Excel skills, with experience of POS data and ERP/consolidation tools

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts across multiple entities
• Produce site and brand-level P&L packs with variance analysis
• Own weekly and monthly KPI reporting across sites
• Monitor cash and working capital, including weekly cash forecasting and PAYE
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and intercompany accounting
• Support budgeting and rolling forecasts across sales, labour, overheads and capex
• Track royalty, marketing levy and franchise fee obligations by brand
• Maintain month-end processes and liaise with auditors to keep files audit-ready
• Improve data flow from POS to the ledger and automate routine reporting

Skills

Multi-site hospitality

Month-end reporting

Variance analysis

Excel

Operations liaison

Director collaboration

Turn data into actions

External accountant liaison

Fast-paced environment

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified

Tools

POS data

ERP / consolidation tools

Job description

Our client is a multi-site, multi-brand hospitality and foodservice group, including franchised operations, entering a pivotal phase of its growth. They are looking for a Group Management Accountant to join a small central finance team; the role will report to a Director and be supported by two assistants and an external accountant.

Hybrid role, 2-3 days on site

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow, across multiple entities
• Produce site and brand-level P&L packs with variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year
• Own weekly and monthly KPI reporting, including sales mix, labour %, food cost % and EBITDA by site
• Monitor cash and working capital, including weekly cash forecasting, settlements, supplier terms, VAT and PAYE
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, debtor/creditor reviews and intercompany accounting
• Support budgeting and rolling forecasts across sales, labour, food, overheads and capex
• Track royalty, marketing levy and franchise fee obligations by brand
• Maintain month-end processes and work with the external accountant and auditors to keep files audit-ready
• Improve the flow of data from POS to the ledger and automate routine reporting

Key Skills

• Multi-site hospitality experience is essential; experience in a multi-brand or franchised environment is a strong advantage
• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified, or part-qualified with strong experience
• Proven month-end, reconciliation and management reporting experience
• Strong Excel skills, with experience of POS data and ERP or consolidation tools
• Comfortable working in high-volume, low-margin trading models
• Able to turn numbers into clear actions for site and operations teams
• Hands-on and organised, comfortable working with a Director and an external accountant

Job Tenure: Permanent