Management Accountant

Newstone Talent Solutions Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment agency based in Greater London is seeking a Management Accountant to join their expanding team. This hands-on role involves leading the month-end close process, preparing management accounts, and ensuring compliance with internal controls. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified accountants (ACA or ACCA) with experience in financial reporting and a focus on process improvement. Join a vibrant, people-focused organization where your contributions will have a tangible impact on growth and success.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in financial reporting and month-end closures.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and expertise.
• Experienced in leading financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead month end close process with accurate reporting.
• Prepare management accounts and annual financial statements.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and fixed assets.
• Review budget/forecast performance with MDs and provide insights.
• Enhance accounting processes and drive automation.

Skills

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Process improvement

Business partnering

Collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA)

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Excel

Job description

Management Accountant | London (Hybrid)

Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 plus benefits

Type: Permanent

Sector: Private Equity Backed SME

A fast growing, private equity-backed group headquartered in London is seeking a Management Accountant to join its expanding finance team. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this traditional Management Accountant role will focus on delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, streamlining processes and providing actionable insights to support commercial decision making.

With ongoing growth and transformation across the business, this is an excellent opportunity for a finalist or qualified accountant who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to play a key role in developing a maturing finance function.

The Role:

• Lead the month end close process, ensuring timely, accurate journals, reconciliations and reporting.
• Prepare management accounts, annual financial statements, and statutory reports with variance analysis and commentary.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and intercompany balances.
• Review revenue and P&L against budget/forecast with MDs, providing insights on performance and key drivers.
• Delegate tasks to the management accountant and trainee accountant, without direct line management responsibility.
• Prepare and submit VAT and ONS returns and support audit fieldwork to ensure robust controls and documentation.
• Enhance accounting processes, internal controls and workflows, driving automation and best practices.
• Support finance system implementation and broader compliance activities.

About You:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with proven experience.
• Experienced in leading month-end and year-end closes, financial reporting and variance analysis.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and expertise.
• Proficient in Xero and QuickBooks, with advanced Excel skills.
• Focused on process improvement, implementing robust controls and efficient workflows.
• Excellent business partnering, collaboration and communication skills.

Why Join?

You will be joining a growing, people focused organisation with the backing of private equity, where your input will genuinely shape the finance function and wider business. This is a hands‑on, visible role offering scope for real impact and progression.

If you are a proactive and commercially minded finance professional ready to make your mark in a fast growing business, we would love to hear from you.