Junior Management Accountant

Vercity; Swanley; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work pattern

30 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Development opportunities

Job summary

Vercity is recruiting a Junior Management Accountant to provide financial support across a portfolio of PE-backed UK infrastructure projects. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the role focuses on delivering accurate management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.

We are looking for a final-stage or newly qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with strong accounting and reporting skills, and the ability to collaborate with project teams.

Qualifications

• Final-stage ACA/ACCA/CIMA student or newly qualified.
• Strong technical accounting and reporting experience.
• Able to communicate and present confidently at all levels.
• Experience in infrastructure or asset management is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations with support from Line Manager.
• Support governance and compliance across the portfolio.
• Assist with statutory accounts, tax calculations and VAT returns; support audits.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting with project teams.
• Manage financial records, payments, banking and documentation.
• Build relationships with project teams and stakeholders for commercial insight.
• Contribute to improvements in finance systems, processes and controls.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and initiatives.

Skills

Technical accounting

Reporting experience

Systems skills

Communication skills

Education

Final-stage ACA/ACCA/CIMA student or newly qualified

Job description

Vercity are looking to recruit a final stage / newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA Junior Management Accountant to join the team in a newly created role

Vercity are recruiting a Junior Management Accountant to join our team providing financial support across a portfolio of PE-backed, UK infrastructure projects. Reporting to the Financial Controller the role plays a key part in delivering accurate management accounts across a portfolio of key projects, UK wide.

What you’ll be doing

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations, with review and support from your Line Manager.
• Support the maintenance of strong financial controls, governance and compliance across the portfolio.
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts, tax calculations and VAT returns, and assist with audit requirements.
• Support with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting activities, working closely with your Line Manager and project teams.
• Manage financial records, payments, banking and corporate documentation.
• Develop effective relationships with project teams and stakeholders, building commercial awareness and business partnering capability.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of finance systems, processes and controls.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and business initiatives

About you

• Either a final-stage studier or newly qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant.
• Strong technical accounting and reporting experience, with strong systems skills.
• Able to communicate and present confidently at all levels.
• Experience within infrastructure or asset management is beneficial but not essential. Strong management accounting experience and the right approach to working collaboratively are equally important.

Why this role?

• Development towards independent ownership of a portfolio of projects.
• Clear career progression, with increasing exposure to senior decision-makers.
• Complex, interesting projects with long‑term impact.
• Hybrid role (1–2 days per week office based).
• 30 days’ annual leave, enhanced pension and excellent development opportunities.

About Vercity

With teams across the UK and North America, we are involved in the management of more than £30 billion of public sector, PE‑backed assets and infrastructure.

Diversity, inclusion, and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and create better outcomes for our clients, communities, and colleagues.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to supporting every employee to achieve their potential.