Management Accountant

Price Bailey; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established accounting firm in the UK seeks a Management Accountant to oversee financial operations. Responsibilities include maintaining accounts to trial balance, preparing VAT returns, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will be ACA/ACCA part or fully qualified, adept in communication, and proficient in Microsoft Office and Sage 200. The role promotes flexibility to choose working hours and location, ensuring excellent client care.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Contributory pension scheme

4x life assurance

All employee share scheme

Family friendly policies

2 days paid for volunteering

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Minimum ACA / ACCA part or fully qualified or QBE.
• Confident, articulate, and effective communicator.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Team player with a flexible approach.
• Excellent IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accounting records and produce accounts up to trial balance.
• Prepare VAT returns and management reports.
• Oversee purchase ledger function.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

Account management

VAT preparation

Communication

Team mentoring

Microsoft Office proficiency

Sage 200 knowledge

Education

ACA / ACCA part or fully qualified or QBE

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Overview

The team oversee all financial and accounting operations within the business, ensuring all financial transactions and reports are accurate, timely, and compliant with statutory regulations. The role of a Management Accountant involves working independently with minimal supervision, managing workload to meet deadlines, delegating tasks to junior staff, and communicating professionally with colleagues and contacts. The work includes preparing company and subsidiary management accounts to trial balance, reviewing nominal transactions and maintaining lead schedules, preparing VAT returns and other regulatory returns and financial information.

Responsibilities

• Showing a reliably high level of competence in maintaining accounting records and producing accounts up to a trial balance position, including thorough analytical review of accounts.
• Applying in-depth knowledge in preparing VAT returns.
• Producing detailed and insightful management reports for departments, checking own work to ensure the accounts are accurate and to reduce required review time.
• Adhering to compliance procedures: following instructions, making clear notes and following outlined procedures.
• Overseeing the purchase ledger function, including regular reviews of the ledger and nominal review.
• Motivating and mentoring more junior members of the team by effective communication and constructive feedback.

Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA part or fully qualified or QBE (minimum criteria).
• Confident, articulate and an effective communicator at all levels (minimum criteria).
• Well-presented and professional.
• Team player with a flexible and proactive approach.
• Excellent IT skills, knowledge of Sage 200 an advantage.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).

About Price Bailey

At Price Bailey, we provide exciting opportunities for training, personal growth and career engagement. We believe in fostering happiness and fulfilment in your work, whilst supporting and inspiring you to grow. We understand that your life extends beyond the workplace, which is why our Smart Working culture promotes flexibility, allowing you to choose when and where you work, whilst still providing excellent client care.

We are a well-established, independently owned firm of chartered accountants and business advisors, offering a comprehensive range of services including audit, accounting, tax, and corporate finance. We proudly support a diverse client base across the UK and internationally, with a strong focus on entrepreneurial, owner-managed businesses that share our passion for innovation. We are an award winning, top 30 accountancy and business advisory firm serving private clients and regional, national and international businesses.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy / sell up to 5 days holiday)
• Private medical
• Contributory pension scheme
• 4x life assurance
• All employee share scheme
• Family friendly policies e.g. paid time off for dependants
• 2 days paid for volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including shopping discounts