Management Accountant

JSS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

JSS is seeking a finance professional to take ownership of cost accounting, month-end close, and reporting across the business. You will manage accruals, prepayments, fixed assets, payroll journals, and intercompany recharges, ensuring accurate coding and timely closes.

The role partners with budget holders and non-finance teams to provide insights, forecasts, and cashflow analysis, while maintaining controls and ERP system integrity.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting or cost accounting roles.
• Strong month-end close experience including accruals and prepayments.
• Experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations and fixed asset registers.
• Familiarity with ERP/accounting systems and financial reporting processes.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company card expenditure process: review, validate, post transactions.
• Support invoice processing and bank reconciliations as needed.
• Ensure expenditure is accurately recorded and coded.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Time management

Cost control

Proactive process improvement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

• Manage the company card expenditure process, including reviewing, validating, and posting transactions through the expense management system.
• Provide support with invoice processing and bank reconciliations when required.
• Ensure expenditure is accurately recorded and appropriately coded.

Cost Accounting & Month-End Reporting:

• Take ownership of all cost-related month-end activities, including:
• Accruals
• Prepayments
• Fixed assets
• Payroll journals
• Review and validate cost allocations to ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations for all expenditure-related areas.
• Manage intercompany recharges and reconciliations across group entities.
• Produce monthly variance analysis and commentary to explain key movements.
• Support the preparation of monthly management reporting packs.

Reporting & Compliance:

• Prepare expenditure analysis and KPI reporting for senior leadership.
• Assist with annual audit requirements and information requests.
• Support indirect tax compliance and periodic tax submissions.

Business Partnering & Financial Planning:

• Produce departmental spend reports, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities for cost efficiencies.
• Partner with budget holders and operational stakeholders to review expenditure and support financial decision-making.
• Prepare weekly and monthly expenditure cashflow forecasts.
• Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Maintain and improve finance processes, controls, and reporting documentation.
• Respond to internal and external queries relating to expenditure and supplier payments.

Candidate Requirements:

Experience:

• Experience within management accounting, cost accounting, or a similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of month-end close processes, including accruals and prepayments.
• Proven experience preparing and owning balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience maintaining fixed asset registers and related accounting entries.
• Exposure to ERP/accounting systems.
• Experience working closely with non-finance stakeholders.
• Understanding of indirect tax processes and compliance requirements.
• Experience producing expenditure cashflow forecasts and analysing spend trends.

Skills:

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance audiences.
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Confident gathering information from stakeholders and turning it into meaningful financial analysis.
• A proactive approach to process improvement, cost control, and business partnering.