Management Accountant

Jayfair Recruitment Solutions Limited; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + stats

5% pension

Onsite parking

Job summary

Jayfair Recruitment Solutions Limited is seeking a Management Accountant to join a busy finance team. You will support the Finance Business Partner with monthly management accounts, reporting and analysis across multiple business units.

The role requires ownership of month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations, budgets and forecasts, and meaningful variance analysis for stakeholders. Strong Excel and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy financial environment.
• Knowledge of cost accounting and stock control.
• Experience preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Advanced Excel for data extraction and analysis.
• ERP systems proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for overhead departments.
• Own end-to-end monthly management accounts process for a business unit.
• Support month-end processes including journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Produce financial reports and variance analysis highlighting drivers.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with year-end audit and stocktake.
• Help with budgets and forecasts with budget holders.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes.

Skills

ACCA/CIMA qualification or QBE

Cost accounting & stock knowledge

Management accounts budgets forecasts

ERP systems knowledge

Advanced Excel skills

Strong analytical and numerical skills

Education

Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to join a busy and dynamic finance team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the Finance Business Partner with the preparation of monthly management accounts, financial reporting and analysis across multiple business units.

The role will involve producing accurate and timely financial information, providing meaningful variance analysis and working closely with budget holders and senior stakeholders to understand business performance and support effective decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for overhead departments, providing detailed reporting and analysis to cost centre owners.
• Take ownership of the end-to-end monthly management accounts process for an allocated business unit, including reporting and presenting financial analysis to the Managing Director.
• Support the month-end process across multiple business areas, including the preparation and posting of journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Produce financial reports and variance analysis, identifying key trends and explaining the drivers of business performance.
• Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies to ensure accuracy.
• Assist with the review of bills of materials and the analysis of material cost variances.
• Support the annual cost roll-up process and overhead allocation.
• Maintain and reconcile sales rebate provisions.
• Prepare budgets and forecasts in collaboration with budget holders, supporting the wider financial planning process.
• Assist with the year-end statutory audit process, including the annual stocktake.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve financial processes, systems and day-to-day accounting procedures.
• Provide support to the wider finance team and undertake other reasonable duties as required.

Our client is looking for the following skills and experience:

• Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or qualified by experience (QBE).
• Proven experience working within a busy finance environment.
• Knowledge of cost accounting and stock.
• Demonstrable experience in preparing management accounts, budgets and forecasts.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret financial data and identify trends.
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to extract, manipulate and analyse data.

This role is Monday-Friday (38.5 hours per week), with a 3.30 finish on a Friday. Benefits include 25 days holiday + stats, 5% pension and onsite parking.