Lead Management Accountant - Month-End, Budgeting & Audit

Trinity House Group; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development days

Cycle to work

Generous pension contributions

35 days annual leave

Job summary

Trinity House Group is hiring a Management Accountant to lead month-end close, own statutory financial statements, and act as key contact for external audit. You will run budget setting and forecasting, and manage a Finance Administrator, providing guidance and performance support.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will collaborate with budget holders and SLT on ad hoc analyses and projects, ensuring compliance and effective financial governance.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified accountant with hands-on experience in year-end financial statements and external audit.
• Experience leading a finance team and providing supervision or mentoring to staff.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and other IT skills to analyse complex financial data and present outputs clearly.
• Highly organised with strong time management and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end processes, including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare the monthly management accounts pack with analysis and commentary for stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement in management accounting processes, controls, and reporting.
• Distribute monthly budget holder reports and support allocations for non-finance staff.
• Support annual budget setting and forecasting with detailed financial insights.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial data analysis

Team leadership

Accounting functions

Time management

Education

Qualified or part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Accounting software

Financial accounting systems

Job description

Trinity House Group is hiring a Management Accountant to lead month-end close, own statutory financial statements, and act as key contact for external audit. You will run budget setting and forecasting, and manage a Finance Administrator, providing guidance and performance support.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will collaborate with budget holders and SLT on ad hoc analyses and projects, ensuring compliance and effective financial governance.