Management Accountant

BM Stores; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent retail company in Liverpool seeks an experienced Management Accountant. In this role, you will support the MA Manager in producing financial statements and ensuring the accuracy of accounting processes. Responsibilities include reconciling accounts, managing automated postings, and validating month-end balances. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of accounting, at least 2 years of relevant experience, and excellent communication skills. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment are provided.

Benefits

Employee store discounts

Colleague portal for discounts on retailers

Hospitality perks

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in account reconciliation, ideally in retail.
• Solid understanding of financial statements.
• Proven ability to reconcile complex accounts and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of assigned accounts and data flows.
• Support month-end close by validating balances.
• Prepare high-quality balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Account reconciliation

Accounting principles

Oracle module transactions

Communication skills

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Are you an experienced finance professional who thrives on accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement? We have an exciting opportunity to join B&M and play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of our financial statements, supporting critical reconciliations, and driving excellence in month-end processes.

As a Management Accountant, you will support the MA Manager in producing a subset of UK financial statements, ensuring timely and accurate accounting, and delivering high-quality reconciliations. You will be involved in month-end close activities and ensure Oracle module transactions (Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Inventory, and Cash) are accurate and reconciled before transfer to the General Ledger. This role is based 5 days a week in our Support Centre, Speke Liverpool (L24).

Responsibilities

• Developing a thorough understanding of assigned accounts and data flows.
• Monitoring automated Oracle postings and post manual journals accurately.
• Supporting month-end close by validating balances and explaining variances.
• Preparing high-quality balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Generate and distribute timely financial reports.
• Take ownership of Oracle modules to ensure transaction accuracy pre-GL.
• Investigate errors, identify root causes, and recommend improvements.

Qualifications

• A solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
• Minimum 2 years' experience in account reconciliation, ideally in retail.
• An accounting qualification or be working towards (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) - study support is available!
• Experience with Oracle Fusion would be an advantage, though not essential.
• Proven ability to reconcile complex accounts and communicate findings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

We offer you a range of great benefits including discount in our stores, a colleague portal offering discount for numerous retailers, hospitality & much more! Check out our full benefits here - https://careers.bmstores.co.uk/our-bm-benefits/

B&M Retail is an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where all our colleagues feel valued, respected, and empowered.