Management Accountant

IDA RECRUITMENT LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff profit share

Contributory pension

Monthly office lunch

GP access

Employee support programme

CPD talks

Job summary

IDA Recruitment Ltd. in London invites applications for a Management Accountant to join an award-winning architecture practice near Old Street. 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, office-based with occasional home working.

You will report to the Practice Director and own day-to-day finance, from reporting to payroll and compliance. You will partner with project teams, deliver monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and KPI analysis, and drive process improvements using digital tools.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years management accounting experience with month-end reporting, analysis and business partnering.
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and FRS 102, including revenue recognition, WIP, accruals and prepayments.
• Payroll, VAT and statutory compliance experience, plus year-end audits.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with Xero, Sage or similar; CMap a bonus.
• Excellent communicator; comfortable presenting to non-finance colleagues.
• Detail-focused, organised and discreet with sensitive information.
• Architecture practice experience or similar creative environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts for Directors across entities with variance analysis.
• Lead monthly revenue recognition and WIP review under UK GAAP (FRS 102).
• Run annual budget process and rolling forecasts; fee income projections.
• Partner with project teams on labour budgeting, forecasting, profitability and debt chasing.
• Oversee bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, ledgers, credit control and expenses.
• Administer monthly payroll, pensions, benefits and staff profit share.
• Handle VAT, P11D, PSA and HMRC filings; lead year-end audit.
• Prepare P&L, Balance Sheet, KPI analysis for statutory reporting.
• Manage banking and insurance relationships; improve systems and processes.
• Line manage and develop a Finance Assistant.

Skills

Month-end reporting

Business partnering

Communication

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Discretion

Architecture experience

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

Xero

Sage

CMap

Job description

Management Accountant From £55,000

Benefits include staff profit share, contributory pension, monthly office lunch and drinks, access to GP advice, employee support programme, CPD talks

An exciting opportunity to join an award-winning London- based architecture practice as their Management Accountant. This pivotal role is based in offices close to Old Street, Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week Primarily office-based with flexibility for occasional home working.

The Management Accountant reports into the Practice Director, you will be the go‑to person for the day-to-day running of the finance function, from management reporting and forecasting through to payroll, compliance and credit control. You ll act as a trusted financial partner to architects and managers across the practice, turning complex financial data into clear, practical guidance that helps them make good decisions.

The successful candidate:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• 3-5 years management accounting experience, with real strength in month-end reporting, analysis and business partnering
• Strong knowledge of UK GAAP and FRS 102, including revenue recognition, WIP, accruals and prepayments
• Proven experience of payroll, VAT and statutory compliance, and of supporting or leading year-end audits
• Advanced Excel skills, plus experience with Xero, Sage or similar (CMap is a bonus)
• Excellent communicator, comfortable presenting financial information to non-finance colleagues at all levels
• Detail-focused, organised, commercially aware and discreet with sensitive information
• Architecture practice experience or working within a similar creative environment is desired.

Responsibilities include:

• Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts for the Directors across all entities, with insightful commentary and variance analysis
• Leading the monthly revenue recognition and WIP review under UK GAAP (FRS 102)
• Running the annual budget process and producing rolling forecasts and fee income projections
• Partnering with project teams on labour budgeting, fee forecasting, profitability and debtor chasing
• Overseeing bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, purchase and sales ledgers, credit control and expenses
• Administering monthly payroll, pensions, benefits and staff profit share
• Handling VAT, P11D, PSA and other HMRC filings, and leading the year-end audit
• Prepare P&L, Balance Sheet, KPI and variance analysis in support of statutory reporting
• Managing banking and insurance relationships
• Improving finance systems and processes, including the smart use of digital tools and AI
• Line managing and developing a Finance Assistant

An exciting opportunity to join this friendly and collaborative team.