Management Accountant

Pure Resourcing Solutions Limited; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing private equity-backed business in Chelmsford is seeking an accountant to lead budgeting and forecasting while providing analytical insights to drive profitability. The ideal candidate is a qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong commercial acumen and excellent analytical skills. This role offers competitive salary and career development opportunities in a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Career development opportunities

Supportive team culture with ongoing professional training

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen as a qualified or part-qualified accountant.
• Excellent analytical skills with experience in recurring revenue or deferred income.
• Confident communicator able to engage with non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and short-term forecasting cycles.
• Deliver management information and KPI reporting.
• Analyse margins by income stream to identify improvement opportunities.
• Oversee cost management against budget.
• Support system migration and finance integration of acquisitions.
• Contribute to annual audit and investor reporting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant

Tools

ERP/finance systems

Job description

Overview

This fast-growing private equity-backed business that has more than doubled its turnover in the past year, with ambitions to continue this growth path for the next few years are seeking a new accountant to join their team. This newly created role offers the chance to shape responsibilities around your strengths while providing genuine career progression in a dynamic, acquisitive environment. Reporting into senior finance leadership, you'll partner with business function heads to deliver insightful analysis, month end reporting, and input into driving profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and short-term forecasting cycles
• Deliver management information, KPI reporting and board pack insights
• Analyse margins by income stream, identifying opportunities for improvement
• Oversee overhead cost management against budget
• Support system migration and finance integration of acquisitions
• Contribute to annual audit and investor reporting

About You

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong commercial acumen
• Excellent analytical skills, with experience in recurring revenue/ deferred income
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage non-finance stakeholders
• Experience with ERP/finance systems

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Career development opportunities in a PE-backed growth business
• Supportive team culture with ongoing professional training