Management Accountant

Bucks and Berks Recruitment; Knotty Green; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Bucks and Berks Recruitment in Beaconsfield is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to support the Financial Controller and drive robust financial reporting.

You will work in a small team, prepare monthly management accounts, perform analysis, and help steward budgeting and forecasting. ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part qualified candidates are preferred; the role is office-based Monday to Friday with an early finish on Fridays.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a professional accounting or auditing role and experience in a management accounting position.
• Strong organisation and adaptability with ability to take on multiple tasks.
• Experience of financial control, reporting activities, budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting analysis.
• Review and reconcile general ledger and control accounts.
• Perform accruals, prepayments, and cost-of-sales adjustments.
• Monitor WIP, loan accounts and cost-to-complete provisions.
• Produce variance analysis on margins and overheads.
• Prepare management reports including P&L, balance sheet and cashflow.
• Assist with statutory accounts and corporation tax calculations.
• Liaise with auditors and external advisors.
• Prepare and maintain short-term cashflow forecasts.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Accounting experience

Forecasting

Excel modelling

COINS

Financial reporting

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or part qualified

Tools

COINS

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced Management Accountant to join a well-established and growing organisation based in Beaconsfield.

Our client is seeking a commercially minded finance professional to support the Financial Controller and play a key role in the financial management and reporting of the business.

Working within a small and collaborative finance team, you will be responsible for preparing accurate financial information, supporting business decision-making, and ensuring strong financial controls are maintained across the group.

Ideally, you will also be qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or part qualified.

The role is office based Mon to Fri with an early finish on Fridays, plus excellent benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting analysis
• Review and reconcile general ledger and control accounts
• Perform accrual, prepayment, and cost-of-sales adjustments
• Monitor work in progress (WIP), loan accounts, and cost-to-complete provisions
• Produce detailed variance analysis on margins and overheads
• Prepare management reports including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cashflow reporting
• Support the preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax calculations
• Liaise with auditors and external advisors
• Prepare and maintain short-term cashflow forecasts
• Assist with funding proposals and bank drawdown submissions
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Review management company accounts and cashbooks
• Contribute to process improvements and ad hoc finance projects

Skills/Experience

• 2+ years in a professional accounting or auditing role and experience in a management accounting position
• Well organised and flexible, being able to adapt to and willing to take on additional or alternative tasks as required
• Experience of overseeing a company's financial control and reporting activities.
• Knowledge of change best practices and experience in working with relevant financial and accounting software packages.
• Strong analytical skills along with knowledge of general ledger, budgeting, forecasting, accounting standards and compliance regulations are essential
• Acting as the link between finance and other disciplines within the Group, you will also need to possess good interpersonal skills and have a good understanding of business and financial issues
• Computer literate and confident with Excel modelling for forecasting purposes and knowledge of COINS would be preferred

Please note that we will only contact those candidates that we assess as suitable for the positions we have currently available based on their experience, training, and skills. If we do not have anything suitable, we will not keep your CV for more than 30 days.

As an equal opportunity employer, Bucks and Berks Recruitment is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.