Interim Management Accountant

The Niche Partnership; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours around core 10:

Free parking

Regular company events

Job summary

The Niche Partnership is recruiting a Senior Management Accountant to join a growing building services organisation. This role offers hands-on management accounting with genuine business partnering, turning financial information into decisions that boost performance.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will consolidate across five entities, manage budgeting and forecasting, own the month-end, and present insights to senior leaders. Opportunity to go permanent.

Qualifications

• Strong management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and analytical experience.
• Confidence building relationships with senior and non-finance stakeholders, with some business partnering experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheets, variance commentary, profitability reporting).
• Consolidate financial information across five entities.
• Manage budgeting, three-month forecasting and weekly cash flow forecasting.
• Own the month-end process and work toward final management accounts by day 10.
• Partner with senior leaders and departmental heads to turn data into insights.
• Analyse profitability, costs, jobs and projects to identify improvements.
• Present financial performance at monthly management meetings.
• Lead the finance side of the year-end audit and cost control improvements.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgets

Forecasting

Analytical thinking

Business partnering

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Job description

There's plenty here to make this temporary to permanent Senior Management Accountant opportunity more than a month-end reporting job. You'll have access to senior decision-makers, visibility across several parts of a growing building services organisation and the chance to turn financial information into decisions that improve performance. There's also the opportunity to turn the initial temporary assignment into a permanent position, alongside flexible start and finish times and a strong benefits package once permanent.

You'll combine hands-on management accounting with genuine business partnering, working directly with senior leadership and departmental heads. Rather than simply producing the numbers, you'll explain what they mean, challenge where appropriate and help people make better commercial decisions. It's an opportunity to get under the skin of the business and have your analysis listened to.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be responsible for:

• Producing monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheets, variance commentary and profitability reporting
• Consolidating financial information across five entities
• Managing budgeting, three-month forecasting and weekly cash flow forecasting
• Owning the month-end process, working towards final management accounts by working day 10
• Business partnering with senior leaders and departmental heads, turning financial data into useful commercial insight
• Analysing profitability, costs, individual jobs and projects to identify opportunities for improvement
• Presenting financial performance at monthly management meetings
• Leading the finance side of the year-end audit and improving reporting and cost control

What you will need:

• Previous experience in a similar role, such as Senior Management Accountant, Management Accountant, Finance Manager or Commercial Management Accountant
• Strong management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and analytical experience
• CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualification would be ideal, although QBE candidates with strong relevant experience will also be considered
• Confidence building relationships with senior and non-finance stakeholders, with some previous business partnering experience ideally

What you will get:

• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10am-3pm
• Free parking
• Regular company events