Management Accountant

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Management Accountant in Dudley. The role involves producing management accounts, providing financial insights, and supporting strategic decision-making. Successful candidates will be part-qualified and possess strong financial analysis skills. This permanent role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to contribute to the financial health of strategic contracts.

Benefits

Flexible lifestyle benefits

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Part-qualified in CIMA, ACCA, or ACA.
• Proven experience in a similar management accounting role.
• Strong financial and variance analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of accurate monthly management accounts including profit & loss.
• Assist in budget preparation and variance analysis.
• Support strategic financial planning and compliance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Financial systems (SAP, Coupa, Saffron, Symphony)

Job description

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Job Description: Management Accountant

Job Title: Management Accountant

Location: Dudley

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

Reporting to: Finance Business Partner (FBP)

Department: Finance

Purpose Of The Role

The Management Accountant plays a critical role in supporting the financial health of the strategic contracts within the sector by producing accurate financial and management analysis, providing insight into performance through reporting, and supporting strategic decision-making and cost controls. The post holder will be responsible for the monitoring of key performance indicators and controls, maintaining and distributing accurate accounts / reports for key stakeholders, and supporting the Finance Business partner in any other tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet, and debt reports
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and financial forecasts, collaborating with FBP / departmental managers
• Conduct variance analysis and provide meaningful commentary to explain deviations from budgets and forecasts
• Monitor KPIs and support performance improvement initiatives
• Support strategic financial planning and modelling activities
• Liaise with auditors, preparing audit schedules and responding to queries
• Ensure compliance with relevant financial regulations and accounting standards
• Provide financial advice and support to non-finance stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for margin enhancing initiatives and process improvements
• Working capital management including co-ordination of effort between shared service departments and contract teams
• Maintain the integrity of financial data within finance systems (SAP, Coupa, Saffron, Symphony)
• Support the Finance Business Partner with any other ad-hoc tasks
  
  

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Criteria

Requirement

Qualifications

Part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Experience

Proven experience in a similar management accounting role

Financial Skills

Strong financial and variance analysis skills

Systems Knowledge

Proficient in Microsoft Excel; experience with finance systems

Communication

Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

Commercial Acumen

Ability to interpret financial information for non-finance stakeholders

Organisation

Strong organisational skills; able to manage multiple priorities

Attention to Detail

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable Criteria

Criteria

Requirement

Systems Knowledge

SAP experience preferable

Additional Information

• Some travel between sites may be required
• This role offers hybrid working (2 days WFH, 3 days on site)
• Right to work in the UK is required
  
  

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Jessica Mercel at [e-mail].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Facilities Services

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