Management Accountant

Michael Page; Burnley; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Management Accountant for a not-for-profit client in Lancashire, offering a hybrid working pattern. The role focuses on managing management accounts, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and providing timely financial reporting to support business planning.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative Accounting & Finance team in Burnley and contribute to high-quality financial information.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the social housing sector or not-for-profit/public sector.
• Experience preparing management accounts and analysing financial performance.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Ability to interpret financial data and explain findings clearly.
• Strong attention to detail when maintaining accounting records and reports.
• Confidence collaborating with colleagues to gather information and resolve queries.
• Ability to organise work effectively and meet reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate management accounts to show financial performance.
• Review financial data and investigate variances to explain key movements in income and expenditure.
• Maintain reliable financial records and ensure accounting information is up to date.
• Provide timely financial reporting for business planning with Accounting & Finance colleagues.
• Support the preparation of budgets and forecasts for decision-making.
• Analyse financial results and present findings in a clear, practical format.
• Improve reporting processes to produce consistent information efficiently.

Skills

Management accounting

Social housing / not-for-profit

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial data interpretation

Attention to detail

Deadline oriented

Job description

As a Management Accountant in Burnley, you will manage core accounting activities helping the Accounting & Finance department maintain clear and useful financial information. You will work across the day-to-day running of management accounts and use your insight to support sound financial decisions.

Client Details

Michael Page has partnered with a reputable organisation in the not-for-profit sector. Our client is based in the Lancashire region and offers a flexible hybrid working policy.

Description

• Prepare accurate management accounts to give colleagues a clear view of financial performance.
• Review financial data and investigate variances, helping to explain key movements in income and expenditure.
• Maintain reliable financial records and ensure accounting information is complete and up to date.
• Work with Accounting & Finance colleagues to provide timely financial reporting for business planning.
• Support the preparation of budgets and forecasts, providing clear information for decision-making.
• Analyse financial results and present findings in a straightforward, practical format.
• Improve reporting processes where appropriate, helping the team produce consistent information efficiently.

Profile

A successful 'Management Accountant' should have:

• Experience working in the social housing sector or at least the wider not-for-profit / public sector
• Experience preparing management accounts and analysing financial performance.
• Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• The ability to interpret financial data and explain findings clearly.
• Strong attention to detail when maintaining accounting records and reports.
• Confidence working with colleagues to gather information and resolve queries.
• The ability to organise work effectively and meet reporting deadlines.

Job Offer

• Permanent Management Accountant position in Lancashire
• Salary of £45,000 to £49,000 dependent on the level of experience.
• Hybrid working arrangement.