Management Accountant

Holden Jones; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A privately owned business in High Wycombe is seeking a Management Accountant to join their finance team. This role involves consolidating and analysing financial data, preparing reports, and advising the board on financial matters. Ideal candidates will be ACA/ACCA/ACMA qualified and have strong analytical skills with a proficiency in Excel. Competitive salary range of £50-60,000 offered.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in an accounting or auditing role.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, accounting standards, and compliance regulations.
• Well organised and flexible.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile the General Ledger and control accounts regularly.
• Prepare monthly management accounts from trial balances.
• Accrual and prepayment adjustments.
• Maintain fixed asset register and post monthly depreciation.
• Detailed variance analysis for gross margin and overheads.
• Prepare reports for management (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow statements).
• Update Excel reports monthly to track project costs.
• Prepare statutory accounts and liaise with auditors and external tax accountants.
• Prepare detailed cashflows.
• Prepare annual group overhead budgets and analyse variances.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel modelling

Education

Qualified (ACA / ACCA / ACMA)

Job description

£50-60,000 – Through internal promotion, a privately owned business is looking to add a Management Accountant to their finance team. You will report into the Group Financial Controller and be responsible for consolidating and analysing financial data, preparing reports, and providing strategic information and advice to the board including monthly management and statutory accounts.

Responsibilities

• Review and reconcile the General Ledger and control accounts regularly.
• Prepare monthly management accounts from trial balances.
• Accrual and prepayment adjustments.
• Maintain fixed asset register and post monthly depreciation including HP/FL adjustments.
• Detailed variance analysis for gross margin and overheads.
• Prepare reports for management (P&L, balance sheet, cashflow statements).
• Update Excel reports monthly to track project costs and support business planning.
• Prepare statutory accounts for all group operating companies and liaise with auditors and external tax accountants.
• Prepare detailed cashflows.
• Prepare annual group overhead budgets and analyse variances as part of Management Accounts preparation.

Qualifications

You will be qualified (ACA / ACCA / ACMA) with professional experience in an accounting or auditing role to oversee a company's financial control and reporting activities. You will have strong analytical skills along with knowledge of general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, accounting standards, and compliance regulations. You will be well organised and flexible, willing to adapt to a broad range of tasks within a close-knit finance team, and confident with Excel modelling.

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Greg Holden