Management Accountant

Careerwebsite; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Careerwebsite is hiring a Management Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support the growing Finance team in the UK and Ireland. You will aid in financial reporting, business partnering and continuous improvement across UK operations, strengthening financial control and delivering high-quality analysis for decision-making.

You will be responsible for reporting monthly management accounts, leading month-end close, and owning core finance processes including intercompany transactions,

Qualifications

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Experience in financial reporting, month-end processes and variance analysis.
• Continuous improvement mindset with automation and standardisation focus.

Responsibilities

• Report financial performance for your business line with monthly management accounts and clear variance commentary.
• Lead month-end close activities ensuring deadlines, integrity and completeness of reporting.
• Own key finance processes including bank reconciliation, accruals, prepayments, deferred revenue and intercompany transactions.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and ensure controls, accuracy, and timely resolution of reconciling items.
• Identify and implement process enhancements to strengthen financial controls and efficiency.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Process improvement

Automation

Attention to detail

Job description

We're hiring for a Management Accountant on a 12-Month fixed-term contract to support our growing Finance team!

To keep up with our growth in the UK and Ireland, we're looking for a dedicated Management Accountant to assist in supporting financial reporting, business partnering, and continuous improvement across the UK operations. The role will play a key part in strengthening financial control, improving processes, and delivering high-quality analysis to assist with decision-making. This is a 12-Month fixed-term contract.

We're looking for someone with:

• A proactive, solution-oriented mentality, taking ownership of issues through to resolution.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.
• Managing competing priorities effectively and deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy, control, and ongoing improvement
• Commercial awareness, showing proficiency in translating financial data into important business insight
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with a solid understanding of financial reporting and controls
• An emphasis on continuous improvement, using automation and standardisation to improve efficiency

Using these skills, you'll be:

• Responsible for reporting financial performance for your business line, including the production and review of monthly management accounts (P&L and Balance Sheet), supported by robust variance analysis and clear commentary
• Lead and continuously improve month-end close activities, ensuring adherence to reporting deadlines, financial integrity, and completeness of reporting
• Own key finance processes, including bank reconciliation, accruals, prepayments, deferred revenue and intercompany transactions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and sustained improvement throughout all reporting activities
• Handle and reconcile balance sheet accounts, ensuring appropriate controls, accuracy, and timely resolution of reconciling items
• Identify and implement process enhancements to strengthen financial controls, improve efficiency, and enhance reporting capabilities