Management Accountant

Maitland Selwyn; Castle Donington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established European-based SME is seeking a Management Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant for its Castle Donington office. This role involves preparing budgets, monitoring costs, and delivering accurate financial reports. The ideal candidate will be part-qualified ACCA or CIMA, with a proactive attitude and strong Excel skills, eager to contribute to a friendly and growing finance team.

Qualifications

• Strong candidate with an interest in finance and a proactive attitude.
• Experience or understanding of financial reporting.
• Proficiency in Excel and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed budgets and cash forecasts.
• Monitor costs and support cost centre managers.
• Deliver timely month-end accounts and P&L.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Excel

Compliance

Education

Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA

Job description

05th June, 2025

Management Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant, Castle Donington based, Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week, £40-45k + bens

Are you qualified or part-qualified and looking for your next step in finance?

Want to join a well-established, European-based SME where your ideas are heard and your development is supported?

We're recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant or Management Accountant for a friendly and growing finance team based in Castle Donington.

What you'll be doing as the Management Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant:

• Preparing detailed budgets and cash forecasts for group reporting.
• Monitoring costs and supporting cost centre managers with accurate reporting.
• Delivering timely and accurate month-end accounts, P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow.
• Tracking KPIs, analysing variances, and assessing business performance.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
• Providing financial insights to support strategic decisions including pricing, investment appraisals, and risk assessments.
• Helping maintain internal controls and compliance.
• Supporting ERP system rollouts across the group from a finance perspective.
• Leading the year-end audit process and producing statutory returns.

Additional tasks as the Management Accountant may include:

• Collaborating with the Purchase Ledger and Credit Control teams.
• Assisting with customer rebates and fleet management.
• Supporting customs and statistical reporting.
• Providing general ad hoc reporting to support the business.

As the Management Accountant, you will be:

• Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA.
• Confident presenting figures and ideas to senior management.
• Proactive with a positive attitude.
• Excellent Excel and general IT skills.
• Genuinely interested in progressing within finance.
• Willing to work extra hours at key times such as month-end and year-end.

If you are interested in this Management Accountant role, please apply now for a confidential chat.