Management Accountant

Regatta Group; Flixton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension

25 days leave

Employee discounts

Birthday hours

Volunteer day

Job summary

Regatta Group is seeking an ACA qualified Management Accountant for our Trafford-based Head Office. You will partner with key stakeholders to deliver timely group reporting and commercial insight, shaping business decisions.

You will own P&L and balance sheet areas, contribute to forecasts and financial statements, and develop relationships across the finance and non-finance teams. This hands-on role emphasizes ownership, change, and impactful reporting.

Qualifications

• ACA qualified is essential.
• Strong Excel and reporting skills.
• Ability to translate financial results into business insights.
• Experience working with country managers or non-finance stakeholders.
• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly P&L reporting and explain performance against budget. Support Group reporting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Own key balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and provisions
• Manage Group agent commissions, rebates and royalties
• Work directly with country managers as a key finance contact
• Translate financial results into meaningful insight for non-finance stakeholders
• Contribute to budgets, forecasts and financial statement preparation
• Collaborate with the wider Finance team to understand and explain business performance

Skills

Excel skills

Stakeholder management

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Commercial insight

Education

ACA qualification

Tools

Dynamics 365

Job description

We're looking for an ACA qualified accountant who is ready to take the next step in their career as a Management Accountant in our Trafford-based Head Office. This role is central to our Group Reporting, providing timely management information while business-partnering with key stakeholders to ensure everything is clear and accurate. The role is perfect for someone who enjoys turning financial information into clear commercial insight, working with stakeholders and seeing analysis influence business decisions. We embrace change and new ideas, and you will have the autonomy to challenge the status quo and make a real difference. And this is much more than a month-end role. Alongside delivering a strong reporting process, you'll gain exposure across the Group, develop relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues, and take real ownership of key P&L and balance sheet areas. The wider role also includes forecasting, variance analysis, financial statement preparation and working directly with country managers.

• Prepare monthly P&L reporting and explain performance against budget. Support Group reporting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Own key balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and provisions
• Manage Group agent commissions, rebates and royalties
• Work directly with country managers as a key finance contact
• Translate financial results into meaningful insight for non-finance stakeholders
• Contribute to budgets, forecasts and financial statement preparation
• Collaborate with the wider Finance team to understand and explain business performance
• ACA qualified, essential
• Strong financial reporting and accounting knowledge
• Confidence in explaining financial performance to non-finance colleagues
• Strong Excel skills
• A proactive approach and the confidence to take ownership
• Experience with Dynamics 365 or in the retail sector would be beneficial, but is not essential.
• Hybrid working (3 days in the office)
• 3pm Friday finish
• A comprehensive workplace pension
• 25 days' starting annual leave, with opportunities to earn or purchase additional days
• Employee discounts across our brands
• Birthday hours
• A paid volunteering day
• Plus many more benefits
• Our investment in the environment: Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do, and you will have the opportunity to support our Group wide sustainability committee and put ideas into action and really make a difference to the world we live in!
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: At Regatta Group, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are happy to support you.
• Take the leap-join us in making a difference, both for our team and the world around us!
• Whether you are looking to make your first move from practice into industry or are already working in industry and looking for broader Group exposure, we would love to hear from you.