Management Accountant

Accountable Recruitment Limited; Liverpool; Presencial; GBP 42 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Accountable Recruitment Limited is partnering with a growing business to recruit a Management Accountant. The role focuses on delivering accurate management information and financial analysis while supporting commercial decisions.

You will work with stakeholders to broaden responsibilities into projects and process improvements as the business grows. The position suits an ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant with strong management accounting experience and a proactive approach to contributing

Qualificações

• ACCA or CIMA qualification required.
• Strong management accounting experience within industry.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience producing budgets and forecasts and management accounts.
• Commercial awareness and ability to translate financial data into business insight.
• Advanced Excel skills and systems capability.
• Proactive approach and desire to contribute beyond core accounting responsibilities.

Responsabilidades

• Produce monthly management accounts with detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Prepare annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Analyze financial performance and key business drivers to support decision-making.
• Partner with operational and departmental managers to improve profitability and drive performance.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and month-end reporting processes.
• Analyze product, customer and departmental profitability.
• Monitor costs and identify opportunities for efficiency and cost control.
• Review gross margin performance and key operational KPIs.
• Forecast cash flow and provide treasury support.
• Develop and enhance management information, reporting packs and financial controls.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across finance and wider business.

Conhecimentos

Management accounting

ACCA or CIMA qualification

Budgeting and forecasting

Financial analysis

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Communication skills

Formação académica

ACCA or CIMA qualification

Ferramentas

Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Accountable Recruitment are delighted to be exclusively partnering with a successful and growing business to recruit a Management Accountant.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to move into a commercially focused role within a dynamic organisation. The business is continuing to evolve and invest in its future, creating genuine opportunities for the successful candidate to broaden their responsibilities and develop their career over time.

Initially, the role will focus on delivering accurate management information, financial analysis and business support across a number of key areas. As the business continues to grow, the successful individual will have the opportunity to become involved in projects, process improvements, commercial analysis and wider strategic initiatives.

This position would suit an ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant with strong management accounting experience who enjoys working closely with stakeholders and wants a role offering both challenge and progression.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, key responsibilities will include:

• Production of monthly management accounts, including detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Analysis of financial performance and key business drivers, providing insight and recommendations to support decision-making.
• Business partnering with operational and departmental managers to improve profitability and drive performance.
• Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and month-end reporting processes.
• Analysis of product, customer and departmental profitability.
• Monitoring manufacturing, operational and overhead costs, identifying opportunities for improved efficiencies and cost control.
• Review and analysis of gross margin performance and key operational KPIs.
• Cash flow forecasting and treasury support.
• Development and enhancement of management information, reporting packs and financial controls.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across finance and the wider business.

The Person

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Strong management accounting experience gained within industry.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience producing budgets, forecasts and management accounts.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to translate financial data into meaningful business insight.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong systems capability.
• A proactive approach and desire to contribute beyond core accounting responsibilities.

The Opportunity

• This role offers significantly more than traditional management accounting responsibilities. The successful candidate will join a business with ambitious growth plans and a collaborative culture, where finance plays a key role in driving commercial performance.
• For an individual looking to broaden their experience beyond month-end reporting and become increasingly involved in projects, business improvement and strategic decision-making, this represents an outstanding career opportunity.