Management Accountant

Castle Employment Group; Cayton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional development from Finance/

Job summary

Castle Employment Group Scarborough is looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant to influence the business with management accounting, financial analysis and leadership. The role offers hybrid working and close collaboration with the senior leadership team.

You will produce monthly management accounts, budgets and cash-flow projections, and provide commercially focused commentary to support decisions. A proactive attitude to process improvements is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience producing management accounts and financial reports.
• Understanding budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with accounting software.
• Ability to interpret financial data and present information to non-finance colleagues.
• Experience leading or supporting a finance team.
• Qualification: CIMA/ACCA/ACA welcomed but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Producing budgets, forecasts and cash-flow projections to support business planning.
• Analysing financial performance and providing clear, commercially focused commentary.
• Working with senior stakeholders to identify trends, monitor costs and support informed decision-making.
• Maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring the accuracy of financial information.
• Managing and developing a small finance team, providing guidance and support with day-to-day activities.
• Supporting year-end processes and liaising on statutory accounting requirements.
• Reviewing existing finance processes and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency through technology, automation and improved reporting.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Excel

Team leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Stakeholder reporting

Problem solving

Data interpretation

Accounting software

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Job description

Scarborough | £40,000 - £45,000 | Hybrid Working

Full-time, 37.5 hours | Part-time considered from 30 hours

Are you a commercially minded Management Accountant looking for a role where you can have a real say in how a business operates?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established and forward-thinking business in Scarborough, offering the chance to combine management accounting, financial analysis and team leadership within a supportive and collaborative environment.

Working closely with the senior leadership team, you'll provide the financial insight needed to support business decisions, strengthen reporting and identify opportunities to improve performance.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, takes pride in producing meaningful financial information and wants the freedom to introduce better ways of working.

role

As Management Accountant, you'll take responsibility for delivering accurate and timely management information while supporting the wider financial operations of the business.

• Preparing monthly management accounts, including profit and loss reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Producing budgets, forecasts and cash-flow projections to support business planning.
• Analysing financial performance and providing clear, commercially focused commentary.
• Working with senior stakeholders to identify trends, monitor costs and support informed decision-making.
• Maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring the accuracy of financial information.
• Managing and developing a small finance team, providing guidance and support with day-to-day activities.
• Supporting year-end processes and liaising on statutory accounting requirements.
• Reviewing existing finance processes and identifying opportunities for greater efficiency through technology, automation and improved reporting.

You'll work alongside an experienced Fractional Finance Director, giving you access to strategic guidance while allowing you the independence to manage your own workload and priorities.

About you

We're looking for someone who brings a solid grounding in management accounting, strong analytical skills and a genuine interest in understanding business performance.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience producing management accounts and financial reports.
• A good understanding of budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with accounting software.
• The ability to interpret financial data and present information to non-finance colleagues.
• Experience supporting or managing other members of a finance team.
• A practical approach to problem-solving and managing competing deadlines.
• An interest in improving financial systems, reporting and processes.

Experience within an SME or professional services environment would be useful, although applications from other sectors are equally welcome.

A CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualification would be welcomed but is not essential. Relevant experience, technical capability and commercial awareness are the priorities.

What’s on offer?

Alongside a competitive salary, this opportunity provides a great balance of professional responsibility, development and flexibility.

• Salary of £40,000 - £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience, pro rata for part-time hours.
• Hybrid working, with an initial expectation of three office days per week, reducing to approximately two once established, typically after six months.
• Full-time hours of 37.5 per week, with part-time arrangements considered from 30 hours.
• Regular interaction with senior leadership and involvement in commercial decision-making.
• Support and professional development from an experienced Fractional Finance Director.
• The opportunity to lead and develop a small finance team.
• Scope to introduce improvements, streamline reporting and influence how finance operates.
• A welcoming, collaborative working environment where initiative and fresh ideas are encouraged.
• This is a varied opportunity for a Management Accountant who wants to be involved in more than month-end reporting and is motivated by seeing the impact of their work across a business.