Management Accountant

Isca Recruitment Ltd; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bonus up to 7.5%

Study support

Life assurance

Pension

Free parking

Long-term career

Job summary

Isca Recruitment Ltd is seeking a proactive Management Accountant to join the Exeter team. You will prepare monthly management accounts, perform variance analysis, manage accruals/prepayments, and support budgeting and forecasting to drive strategic decision-making.

The role reports to the Financial Controller and offers opportunities to lead and develop within a growing professional services business. Hybrid working with potential progression into leadership is available.

Qualifications

• Recent experience with month-end duties, journals, reconciliations and management accounts.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts including variance analysis, accruals, prepayments, journals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting.
• Responsible for VAT returns and statutory reporting submissions.
• Supporting payroll data processing and posting of payroll journals.
• Approving purchase invoices and ensuring accurate coding.
• Assisting with audits and compliance checks.
• Supporting cost analysis with monthly cost breakdowns for budget holders.
• Contributing to system and process improvements within the finance function.
• Providing guidance to junior staff with potential leadership progression.

Skills

Month-end duties

Reconciliations

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Communication

Planning & prioritising

Education

AAT qualified

Part-qualification ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Isca Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting for a proactive individual to join a dynamic professional services business as the Management Accountant at their Exeter office.

Working as a key part of a friendly team, this is an opportunity for an individual with management accounting experience to further develop their experience with a growing professional business. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Management Accountant will be responsible for preparing the management accounts for the group’s businesses, analysing financial performance, and supporting strategic decision‑making across the business.

Management Accountant – Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts including variance analysis, including accruals, prepayments, journals, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting.
• Responsible for VAT returns and statutory reporting submissions.
• Supporting the preparation, review, and processing of payroll data and timely posting of payroll journals.
• Approving purchase invoices and ensure accurate coding.
• Assisting with internal and external audits and compliance checks.
• Supporting cost analysis, providing budget holders with monthly breakdowns of costs.
• Contributing to system improvements, process improvements, and automation within the finance function.
• Provide guidance and support to junior finance staff, with the long‑term potential to progress into a leadership role
• Collaborating closely with operational teams and the wider finance function to improve reporting, processes, and overall financial control.

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000pa depending on experience

Benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank holidays increasing with length of service, bonus of up to 7.5%, study support if desired, life assurance, pension, free parking and a long term and rewarding career in an expanding business!

Hours: Mon – Fri, 37.5 hours some flexibility on start and finish times

Location: Office (outskirts of Exeter) / home based – 2 days per week wfh

Management Accountant – The Person

• Recent experience of month end duties including journals, reconciliations and supporting the preparation of management accounts.
• Strong reconciliation and analysis skills.
• Proactive approach to work, willing to get stuck in with a good team spirit.
• Highly competent IT skills, including use of Excel (look ups and pivot tables, large data sets) and accounting software.
• Confident interpersonal and communication skills.
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to plan and prioritise own work, able to work unsupervised.
• Self-starter with a desire to work in a fast‑paced business, and ambition to grow with the business.
• Keen to learn and enthusiasm to take on new challenges.
• AAT qualified, ACA, ACCA or CIMA part-qualified accountant preferred, although applications from candidates with the necessary experience who have qualified by experience are also welcome.

This role is commutable from Exeter, Tiverton, Cullompton, Exmouth, Newton Abbot and surrounding areas.

Please note Isca Recruitment does not hold a license to sponsor visas. We cannot process applications from individuals requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

Isca Recruitment Ltd provides services as an agency and an employment business. Isca Recruitment is an Exeter-based boutique recruitment consultancy making the perfect match between client and candidate. Specialists in office support, accountancy and finance across the South West and beyond