Management Accountant

Distinct Recruitment; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company contributory pension

Private health insurance

CIMA/ACCA study support

Wellbeing scheme

Employee discounts

Loan bike scheme

Free parking

Home office desk allowance

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is supporting a Leicester-based business to hire a Management Accountant. You will own month-end reporting, analysis and budgeting, with exposure to Power BI and ERP systems, in a hybrid role.

You will work closely with an experienced Head of Finance, develop commercial understanding, and contribute to process improvements while supporting study toward CIMA or ACCA with study support.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA with progression towards qualification.
• Experience with month-end processes, journals and reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, journals, accruals, and prepayments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and maintain controls.
• Analyse sales, stock, margins and profitability.
• Investigate discrepancies with operational teams to resolve issues.
• Produce reporting and analysis for UK and Group stakeholders using Excel and Power BI.
• Support budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT | LEICESTERSHIRE | HYBRID

Ready for your first Management Accountant role, or looking for the next step in your finance career? This is a great opportunity to join an established, growing business where you can take ownership of a broad Management Accountant position, develop your commercial understanding and make a genuine contribution to business performance. Reporting directly to an experienced Head of Finance, you will work across a varied operation, supporting month-end reporting, financial controls, analysis and decision-making. You will not simply be producing the numbers. The business wants someone who is curious about what sits behind them, enjoys working with colleagues across the organisation and is confident identifying opportunities to improve processes and reporting.

A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RIGHT PERSON

There is plenty to get involved in, with the opportunity to: Take ownership of the Management Accountant role within an established Finance team. Gain exposure to different areas of the business and develop your commercial understanding. Work closely with an experienced Finance leader who has been with the business for over 20 years. Develop your skills across management accounts, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Have your ideas heard and contribute to improving processes and reporting. Continue working towards your CIMA or ACCA qualification with study support available. Join a friendly, energetic team with a genuine family feel and excellent staff retention. It is a relatively flat business structure, so this is more about building a solid long‑term position, developing your expertise and becoming an important part of the team than climbing a traditional corporate career ladder.

THE ROLE

• Preparing monthly management accounts, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining financial controls.
• Analysing sales, stock, margins and profitability.
• Investigating discrepancies and working with operational teams to resolve issues.
• Producing financial reporting and analysis for UK and Group stakeholders using Excel and Power BI.
• Supporting budgets, forecasts and cashflow reporting.
• Assisting with VAT returns and debtor, creditor and bank controls.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting.

WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR

• At least part-qualified CIMA or ACCA.
• Practical experience of month-end processes, journals and reconciliations.
• Sound accounting knowledge and strong attention to detail.
• Good Excel skills.
• Someone commercially curious, organised and proactive.
• A confident communicator who enjoys working with people across the business.
• Experience in a stock-led, retail or wholesale environment, or exposure to Power BI and ERP systems, would be useful but is not essential.
• Personality and team fit are important. They want someone approachable, collaborative and happy to muck in, support colleagues and ask questions when needed.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• Basic salary: £32,500–£35,500, depending on experience.
• Potential total earnings: £40,000–£45,000, including a healthy, non-guaranteed bonus linked to company profit, business performance and personal KPIs.
• Company contributory pension.
• Private health insurance, subject to terms.
• CIMA/ACCA study support.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages.
• Wellbeing scheme.
• Employee discounts.
• Loan bike scheme.
• Free parking, drinks and fruit.
• Home office desk allowance.

THE PRACTICAL DETAILS

Location: Leicestershire, LE7 area

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm

Working pattern: Hybrid, currently 2 days from home and 3 in the office, including 1 set team day.

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Start: Ideally as soon as possible.