Management Accountant

Point Recruitment; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join a high-performing finance team on a temporary basis in Huntingdon. This role, offering hybrid working, focuses on financial planning, budgeting, and providing insights to support decision-making in a complex environment. Ideal candidates will have qualifications like ACCA, CIMA, or ACA, along with experience in budget management. Competitive hourly rate and collaborative finance team environment are key highlights of this position.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Hybrid working model

Supportive, collaborative finance team

Qualifications

• Qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong experience in producing budgets and management accounts.
• Confident in managing and influencing various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate financial budgets and forecasts.
• Act as a single point of contact for budget holders.
• Deliver management accounting and business planning processes.

Skills

Qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience

Proven experience as a Management Accountant

Strong experience producing budgets and forecasts

Confident managing and influencing stakeholders

Strong analytical and reporting skills

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Management Accountant to join a high-performing finance team on a temporary basis, with the role potentially lasting up to six months. This Management Accountant position will play a pivotal role in driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance insight to support informed decision-making within a complex and regulated environment.

Based in Huntingdon, the Management Accountant role offers hybrid working, with approximately two days per week in the office. As a Management Accountant, you will act as a trusted finance partner to budget holders, delivering high-quality management accounting, financial analysis, and commercial support, without giving too much away about the organisation.

Main Responsibilities

• Producing accurate financial budgets, forecasts, and actuals for a designated business area
• Acting as the single point of contact for assigned budget holders, providing financial data and insight
• Delivering the management accounting and business planning processes for both OPEX and CAPEX
• Ensuring compliance with financial controls, policies, and procedures
• Driving continuous improvement and standardisation across budgeting and forecasting processes
• Challenging assumptions within bottom-up forecasts to ensure appropriate balance of risk and opportunity
• Supporting key financial milestones, timescales, and reporting deadlines
• Collaborating with Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, and wider finance teams

Skills / Experience

• Qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience
• Proven experience working as a Management Accountant or in a similar role
• Strong experience producing budgets, forecasts, and management accounts
• Confident managing and influencing stakeholders
• Sound knowledge of financial controls and compliance frameworks
• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Experience using financial reporting and analysis tools such as SAP, Power BI, or similar

Salary & Working Hours

• Hourly Rate: £28.60 per hour
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Working Pattern: Monday to Friday
• Location: Huntingdon
• Working Arrangement: Hybrid - approximately 2 days per week in the office
• Contract: Temporary, potentially up to 6 months

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate
• Hybrid working model
• Opportunity to work in a complex and high-impact finance environment
• Exposure to strategic decision-making and senior stakeholders
• Supportive, collaborative finance team