Management Accountant

activpayroll Ltd; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global finance company located in Aberdeen is seeking a proactive Management Accountant to drive performance and support strategic decision-making. This role involves financial analysis, budgeting, and compliance in a hybrid work setting. Ideal candidates are part-qualified or fully qualified accountants with experience in multinational environments and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ICAS).
• Experience in management accounting or financial analysis.
• Proven experience in a multinational, multicurrency environment.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial transactions and prepare financial reports.
• Support budget preparation and maintain forecasts.
• Collaborate with senior management to gather data and provide insights.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Stakeholder Engagement

Compliance

Attention to Detail

Communication

Education

CIMA, ACCA, ICAS (part-qualified or fully qualified)

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a proactive and commercially minded Management Accountant to join our team and play a key role in driving performance and supporting strategic decision-making across the business. As a trusted business partner, you’ll work closely with operational teams and senior leaders to deliver insightful analysis, shape budgets and forecasts, and ensure financial performance aligns with our goals. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful change, improve cost efficiency and play an important role in shaping the performance of a global business.

Our Finance team is based across two main sites – Aberdeen and Kuala Lumpur. This role will be based from our Aberdeen office headquarters, on a hybrid working basis. We’re happy to discuss how that will look for you as part of the hiring process.

Responsibilities

• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Analyse daily financial transactions to ensure accuracy and alignment with budgets. Prepare and present financial reports, including profit and loss statements, cash flow forecasts, and variance analyses. Investigate discrepancies between actual and expected performance, recommending corrective actions.
• Budgeting & Forecasting: Support the preparation of annual budgets and update financial forecasts based on current business performance. Review departmental cost structures and identify opportunities for cost optimisation.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior managers, Finance colleagues, and cross-functional teams (e.g. HR, Operations) to gather data and provide financial insights. Liaise with external partners such as auditors, tax consultants, and banks to ensure compliance and support audits.
• Compliance & Controls: Ensure timely submission of statutory financial statements and compliance with local regulations. Oversee tax filings, payroll processes, and statutory payments (e.g. EPF, Income Tax, SOCSO, EIS). Manage intercompany billing, transfer pricing reviews, and fund transfers for operational continuity.
• Operational Finance: Supervise end-to-end finance activities including AP, AR, GL, bank reconciliations, and fixed asset management. Monitor cash flow and manage intercompany collections and payments. Maintain and review Finance SOPs and participate in integration and process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Be a part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ICAS).
• Have experience working in complex financial environments with a multinational, multicurrency business.
• Have proven experience in a management accounting, financial analysis, or business partnering role.
• Experienced in preparing monthly management accounts, variance analysis, and cash flow forecasts.
• Familiarity with statutory reporting, tax compliance, and audit processes.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment and supporting operational decision-making.
• Be highly focused and accurate with an uncompromising eye for detail.
• Have a track record of delivering accurate work to deadlines in a fast-paced organisation, with excellent prioritisation and task management skills.
• Be able to communicate well with internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to influence and guide towards agreed outcomes.
• Have high integrity, a role model for doing the right thing and commitment to high performance.
• Experience of NetSuite would be advantageous but full training will be provided.