Management Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Hurn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Ad hoc home working

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with a Christchurch-based multi-site organisation to recruit a commercially focused Management Accountant. The role blends business partnering with technical accounting, group reporting and project work, reporting to the Group Financial Controller.

The successful candidate will support complex operating sites, enhance financial insight and improve reporting quality. A proactive, numbers-driven accountant who communicates well with operational stakeholders will

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or experienced qualified-by-experience finance professional with strong technical and commercial background
• Experience in management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and month-end reporting in a complex organisation
• Advanced Excel skills with ability to analyse large data sets and produce reporting
• Clear, credible communication to partner with senior operational stakeholders
• Experience in a multi-site environment would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Partner with operating sites to manage budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting
• Analyse revenue, costs and profitability; highlight risks and opportunities
• Develop management reporting using systems to improve decision-making
• Lead finance projects covering systems, reporting processes and improvements
• Oversee fixed asset accounting and CAPEX reporting; monitor budgets
• Coordinate year-end audit and liaise with external auditors
• Oversee tax compliance activities
• Support cash management, treasury, cash forecasting and banking controls
• Identify risks and implement controls to monitor effectiveness

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Business partnering

Stakeholder engagement

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

ERP system

Job description

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with an established, multi-site organisation in Christchurch to recruit a commercially focused Management Accountant. This is a high-profile role within the finance function, offering a blend of business partnering, technical accounting, group reporting and project work.
Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, the successful candidate will support complex operating sites, strengthen financial insight and help improve the quality of reporting across the organisation. It would suit a proactive accountant who enjoys getting beneath the numbers, working with operational stakeholders and taking ownership of varied, business-critical activities.

What will the Management Accountant role involve?

• Partner with larger and more complex operating sites, taking responsibility for their budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting
• Analyse revenue, costs and profitability, highlighting emerging risks and commercial opportunities
• Develop management reporting and analysis, using reporting tools and systems to improve the quality of decision-making
• Lead finance projects covering systems, reporting processes and operational improvements
• Manage fixed asset accounting and capital expenditure reporting, monitoring spend against agreed budgets
• Coordinate the year-end audit and act as a key contact for external auditors
• Oversee tax compliance activities
• Support daily cash management, treasury activity, cash forecasting, banking controls and loan accounting
• Identify financial and operational risks, introduce appropriate controls and monitor their effectiveness

Suitable Candidate for the Management Accountant vacancy:

• A qualified accountant, or an experienced qualified-by-experience finance professional, with a strong technical and commercial background
• Demonstrable experience of management accounting, forecasting, budgeting and month-end reporting within a complex organisation
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, with the confidence to analyse substantial data sets and produce meaningful reporting
• Clear and credible communication skills, with the confidence to partner with senior operational stakeholders
• Previous experience within multi-site environment would be advantageous

Additional benefits and information for the role of Management Accountant:

• Permanent senior finance opportunity with broad exposure across a multi-site organisation.
• Highly visible role working closely with the Group Financial Controller and operational leadership teams
• Study support
• Ad hoc home working available
• Salary dependent on experience