Management Accountant

Places Leisure; Camberley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Places Leisure Camberley is offering a hybrid management accounting role based at our head office. You will support the Financial Reporting Manager in delivering accurate financial information to inform business decisions and help drive financial performance.

We are looking for someone studying AAT, CIMA or ACCA (or qualified by experience) with experience in management accounts and advanced Excel skills. You will collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to continuous improvement while

Qualifications

• Experience delivering management accounts
• Advanced Excel skills (XLOOKUP, SUMIF, etc)
• Studying AAT / CIMA / ACCA or qualified by experience

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Reporting Manager with accurate financial information for decision-making.
• Contribute to the timeliness and quality of management accounts and reporting.

Skills

Excel

Stakeholder communication

Education

AAT Level 4

ACCA/CIMA

Job description

We aren't your typical company. We apply the same philosophy to our People as we do to our communities, ensuring our team is appreciated and supported. At Places for People, you're more than just a number - you're part of our cause. We want you to join the Places for People Group and the 13,000 other colleagues on our journey; colleagues who have helped to build, manage, maintain places that people are proud to call home and stay active in.

More About Your Role

This position is a hybrid role working from our Places Leisure Camberley head office 2 x days a week. It is an excellent opportunity for an individual looking to develop their career in management accounting while gaining exposure to various aspects of financial management and reporting. You will support the Financial Reporting Manager in delivering accurate financial information to support decision‑making within the business. For more information, please download our job profile available on our website.

Essential Criteria

• As this is a hybrid role you will need to be within a suitable travel distance from our Camberley office.
• Studying AAT / CIMA / ACCA or qualified by experience
• Experience in management accounts

More About You

You will have previous financial reporting / management accounting experience of delivering quality to deadline and want to continue to progress your accounting skills and knowledge. You will be a studier (AAT level 4 / ACCA / CIMA) or qualified by experience with advanced experience of Excel (xlookups, sumif formulas, etc). You'll enjoy working with stakeholders and consider yourself an effective verbal and writtencommunicator who can work independently to improve their financial outlook. You'll be committed to continuousimprovement and have many examples of where you have demonstrated your ability toinnovate through being analytical and showing attention to detail.

The Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you job security and all the challenge you could wish for. Here people can flourish, thrive, better themselves and work in fantastic communities with inspirational colleagues and customers.

Benefits

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to help colleagues save money or make their lives a little bit easier which can include:

• Holiday pay and sick pay
• Free gym membership (plus a discount for family)
• Pension with matched contributions
• Training
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on [e-mail].

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities