Management Accountant

Howden; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Howden is seeking a Management Accountant to deliver accurate month-end, reconciliations and reporting for business units, enabling timely planning and strong financial control. This full-time, fixed-term role is based in Milton Keynes and follows a hybrid pattern with three days in the office.

You’ll own month-end close, prepare journals, intercompany entries and balance sheet reconciliations, and support VAT and tax reporting for overseas entities as required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with management accounting and month-end activity.
• Strong experience preparing journals, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting.
• Advanced Excel capabilities including nested XLOOKUPs and pivot tables.
• Sound knowledge of UK accounting standards and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and reporting information accurately and on time.
• Prepare general ledger and month-end journals, including intercompany and payroll entries.
• Deliver monthly revenue reporting with reconciliations and postings.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies to resolution.
• Support VAT and tax return information for overseas entities when required.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and financial analysis for planning and decision-making.
• Improve reporting processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Maintain financial records and procedures across company systems.
• Monitor developments in accounting standards and reflect changes in day-to-day activities.
• Share knowledge and mentor colleagues as needed.

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end closing

Journal entries

Balance sheet reconciliations

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

Education

ACCA/CIMA finalist

A levels

Tools

Excel

Job description

As a Management Accountant, you’ll provide accurate, timely accounting services for business unit and operating entity reporting, alongside financial analysis that supports business planning. You’ll take ownership of core month-end activity, reconciliations and reporting, helping the business meet its monthly, quarterly and annual deadlines while maintaining strong financial control.

Please note that this is a full‑time, fixed‑term contract role based in our Milton Keynes office, running until March 2028. The role follows a hybrid working pattern, with an expectation of three days per week in the office.

What you'll be doing

• Produce monthly management accounts and reporting information accurately and to agreed deadlines
• Prepare general ledger and month‑end journals, including intercompany, recurring charge and international payroll entries
• Deliver monthly revenue reporting, including technical ledger postings and reconciliations
• Own balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and driving issues through to resolution
• Support the preparation of financial information for VAT and tax returns, including overseas companies and branches where required
• Provide ad hoc management reporting and financial analysis to support business planning and decision‑making
• Improve reporting solutions and accounting processes to strengthen the quality and efficiency of financial information
• Maintain accurate financial records, process documentation and procedures across relevant company systems
• Monitor relevant accounting, legal and regulatory developments and reflect changes appropriately in day‑to‑day activity
• Share technical knowledge with colleagues, providing supervision or mentoring where required

Who we’re looking for

• Proven experience working as an accountant, with hands‑on responsibility for management accounting and month‑end activity
• Strong experience preparing journals, balance sheet reconciliations and management reporting
• Advanced Excel capability, including nested XLOOKUPs, pivot tables and data manipulation
• Sound technical knowledge of financial reporting under UK accounting standards
• Demonstrable experience producing accurate financial information to demanding reporting deadlines
• Experience investigating accounting discrepancies and resolving issues accurately and efficiently
• Exposure to payroll reporting and payroll postings is desirable but not essential
• Experience within financial services or another regulated environment is desirable

Qualifications

• Professional accountancy qualification, passed finalist status with a recognised body such as ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent qualification through experience
• Strong A levels or equivalent
• Strong written and verbal English, with the numeracy skills required to interpret, reconcile and analyse financial information