Management Accountant

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company is seeking a proactive Management Accountant to join their collaborative finance team in Cheshire. This role focuses on providing insightful financial reporting to support decision-making across retail operations and marketing teams. Offering a salary between £30,000 and £40,000, along with 25 days holiday and hybrid working, this position provides an excellent opportunity in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday + BH

Private Healthcare

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant preferred but not essential.
• Proactive and inquisitive mindset required.
• Strong commercial awareness with value creation focus.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust financial control and insights.
• Prepare management accounts with variance analysis.
• Deliver insightful analysis for operational and marketing teams.

Skills

Financial control

Advanced proficiency in Excel

Commercial awareness

Proactive mindset

Education

Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

SQL/Azure

Job description

Overview

Management Accountant (Retail Ops & Marketing) | Cheshire | Competitive base salary, 25 days holiday, wide range of discounts and benefits | FMCG and Retail

This is a large, well-known UK retailer with a strong brand and nationwide presence. Finance plays a central role in driving both operational efficiency and commercial decision-making, giving you visibility and impact across the business. The culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, ideal for someone who enjoys variety and being close to the action, rather than stuck in a back-office role.

It's an opportunity to develop in a complex, consumer-facing environment where your work has a clear link to business performance.

The Role

We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Management Accountant to join a collaborative finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you\'ll provide accurate, timely, and insightful reporting that supports decision-making across the wider business.

This role will support the retail teams with clear and insightful financial information to help drive performance and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust financial control while developing effective relationships across retail operations and marketing teams to deliver support and actionable insights.
• Prepare periodic management accounts with detailed variance analysis for review by finance leadership and key stakeholders in retail and marketing.
• Execute department balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute to the preparation of forecasts and budgets, measuring performance for store retail costs, marketing spend, and head office functions.
• Compile and distribute weekly reports that enhance decision-making for the business.
• Deliver insightful analysis to help operational and marketing teams understand cost drivers and proactively challenge areas of underperformance.
• Support team members and wider business with ad hoc duties as required.

About You

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) preferred but not essential.
• Strong commercial awareness with a keen eye for process improvement and value creation.
• Proactive, inquisitive mindset with a clear sense of accountability.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with SQL/Azure is desirable.
• Previous exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be an advantage.

What’s on Offer

• £30,000 - £40,000
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Private Healthcare
• Hybrid working

Zachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.

Specialising in Buying, Merchandising & Ecommerce | Design, Technical, Wholesale & Production | Finance | HR & Talent | H&S & Compliance | Marketing, Digital & Technology | Property & Centre Management | Retail, Trade, Leisure & Wholesale Operations | Senior Appointments & Exec | Sales | Supply Chain & Logistics

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