Management Accountant

Infinite CFO; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

InfiniteCFO is seeking a hands-on Management Accountant to support a growing portfolio of clients. You will join our client service team, maintain general ledgers, prepare monthly management accounts and performance dashboards, and provide robust accounting analysis.

You will identify performance trends, explain variances, and propose improvements while mentoring finance assistants. Based in Cheltenham two days a week with remote options, occasional client visits may be required.

Qualifications

• ACCA / CIMA qualified with at least one year's PQE.
• Experience with accounting software (Xero, Sage) and advanced Excel.
• Ability to apply AI tools to streamline processes and support decision making.
• Strong data interpretation and clear communication of insights.
• Process orientation with meticulous attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new clients with CFO-level onboarding and standard tooling adoption.
• Maintain client general ledgers, perform reconciliations, and ensure revenue recognition.
• Prepare prepayments, accruals, and monthly management accounts.
• Collaborate with client teams on cash flow forecasts and budgets.
• Mentor finance assistants and drive process improvements.
• Work with wider client service team to enhance delivery and efficiency.

Skills

Advanced Excel

AI tools in finance

Data translation

Process improvement

Ambiguity navigation

Time management

Startup environment

Mentoring

Education

ACCA / CIMA qualified

Tools

Xero

Sage

Job description

About InfiniteCFO

InfiniteCFO is an Office of the CFO service provider, supporting founders and management teams on their growth journey, utilising our expertise to build and provide exceptional finance teams. We provide a truly integrated and fractional virtual finance team, provided to our clients at the right time with the right expertise to help grow their businesses.

Our focus is founder led, investor backed, high growth companies. We are CFO-led, having a growth orientated inside-out perspective and become embedded in our customer's business and teams so that we are best placed to identify and solve their challenges. Our CFOs have built and scaled businesses themselves and have experience of the growth journey from start to exit.

About the role

Our team and client base are growing! We are looking for a hands-on, dynamic and forward-thinking Management Accountant to work across our expanding portfolio of clients. You are likely to be currently working in a similar role as part of an in-house finance team and be ACCA or CIMA qualified or equivalent, providing robust accounting support and analysis.

You will join our client service team delivering accounting services to a portfolio of clients, including maintenance of the general ledger and production of monthly management accounts and performance dashboards, thereby demonstrating the importance of accounts preparation, reporting & analysis.

You will have an ability to identify performance trends and variances quickly and efficiently to expected outcomes and effectively investigate, explain and suggest solutions to these, having a keen eye for client requirements. Above all, you are highly motivated with a strong desire to help build an awesome company!

You'll be based in our Cheltenham office 2 days a week, but will have the ability to work remotely from a home-based office and will be happy to occasionally travel for client visits.

Responsibilities

• Working with our Associate CFOs to onboard new clients and implement our standard processes and automation tools
• Maintenance of client general ledgers, including balance sheet reconciliations, journal preparation and postings and ensuring appropriate revenue recognition
• Maintain accounting schedules, such as prepayments and accruals
• Month end duties, including preparation of management accounts
• Working with the client teams in the production cash flow forecasts and quarterly and annual budgets
• Mentoring and supervision of finance assistants
• Identifying process improvements and implementing recommendations agreed with the client
• Working with the wider client service team to develop better ways of operating, implementing processes and tools to continuously improve the value we deliver to our clients and our accuracy and efficiency

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• ACCA / CIMA qualified, with at least one year's PQE
• Experience with Accounting Software e.g. Xero, Sage
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to apply AI tools to streamline financial processes, automate recurring tasks, and support analytical decision-making
• Ability to translate complex data into easy to understand messages
• Process-oriented and always show meticulous attention to detail
• Agility and pace together with an ability to work and make decisions in an ambiguous, changing environment
• You are organised, have excellent time management skills and know what key priorities you need to focus on.
• Desire to work in a fast paced start-up

About You

• Trusted Partner: You build relationships based on respect and collaboration, acting with honesty and trust at all times. You are flexible in both approach and use of time, proactively supporting colleagues and clients while demonstrating deep domain knowledge.
• Growth-Oriented: Driven by continuous learning and innovation, you are intellectually strong, curious and resilient by nature, seeking opportunities to grow, adapt, and empower others to have a meaningful impact.
• Team Player: You are accountable, and proactive, taking ownership for delivering quality work in a timely manner. You embrace knowledge sharing, contribute to team success, and celebrate achievements together, valuing both individual and collective achi