Management Accountant

Kier Group; Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Kier Group in Manchester is seeking a Management Accountant to join the finance team with a mix of office and home working. The role is 37.5 hours per week with some flexibility, and you will provide financial analysis to support the local management team and drive performance across projects.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA or final stage part qualification, plus construction/project accounting experience, strong Excel and data analytics, and collaborative communication.

Formación

• Professional qualification ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or final stage part qualification.
• Experience in construction environment with project accounting.
• Advanced data analytics and Excel skills.
• Good communication and collaborative approach.
• Focus on high performance and continuous improvement.

Responsabilidades

• Support monthly project financial reports, including forecasts, cost reports, cashflow updates and variance analysis.
• Provide financial challenge to project teams, supporting decision-making across cost control, procurement and commercial reporting.
• Manage month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations and reporting packs.
• Review financial performance against budget and forecast, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, reporting templates and data quality.

Conocimientos

Excel skills

Data analytics

Communication

Commercial awareness

Team collaboration

Educación

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or final stage part qualified

Construction/project accounting experience

Descripción del empleo

We're looking for a Management Accountant to join our team based in Manchester

Location: Manchester - Mixture of office and home working
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Kier are looking to recruit a Management Accountant who will work closely with the sector Finance Manager. You'll be responsible for providing and interpreting financial and management information to support and inform the local management team. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact, working collaboratively across project teams to drive financial performance and support robust decision-making.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Management Accountant, you'll be working within the finance team, supporting them in delivering accurate financial reporting and analysis across our projects. Your day to day will include:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly project financial reports, including forecasts, cost reports, cashflow updates and variance analysis
• Providing financial challenge to project teams, supporting decision-making across cost control, procurement and commercial reporting
• Managing month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations and reporting packs
• Reviewing financial performance against budget and forecast, identifying risks, opportunities and corrective actions
• Driving continuous improvement in finance processes, reporting templates and data quality

What are we looking for?

This role of Management Accountant is great for you if:

• You hold a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), or are final stage part qualified
• You have excellent commercial knowledge and experience of operating in a construction environment, with project accounting experience (or can demonstrate transferrable skills)
• You have advanced data analytic and Excel skills
• You have good communication skills and enjoy working collaboratively with others
• You're focused on high performance and always looking for ways to improve

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome!

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.

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