Management Accountant

Connells Group; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Connells Group in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Management Accountant on a 6-month FTC to provide finance input for business decisions and ensure leaders have accurate financial data. You will review branch results, prepare accruals and VAT, manage month-end, intercompany transactions, budgets, and year-end accounts, with strong Excel skills and excellent communication.

The role requires meeting strict deadlines, close collaboration with divisional directors, and delivering timely

Qualifications

• Qualified or finalist in CIMA/ACCA
• Experience in management accounting / month-end close
• Strong communication and organisational skills

Responsibilities

• Review branch results and highlight variances
• Prepare prepayments and accruals; reconcile balance sheet recs
• Calculate branch staff commissions and ensure payroll deadlines
• Calculate quarterly profit share accruals for staff
• Support weekly reporting requirements
• Prepare bank reconciliations
• Prepare VAT returns
• Assist with budgets/forecasts and year-end statutory accounts
• Handle intercompany transactions
• Support annual budget and pay review processes
• Month-end deadlines with multiple deadlines

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Analytical mindset

Self-motivated

Education

CIMA/ACCA finalist

Tools

Excel

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join our team in Milton Keynes on a 6 Month FTC. The main purpose of this role it to provide finance input to business decisions and to ensure that Divisional & Area Directors make their decisions based on accurate financial information and with finance support.,

• Review and critical appraisal of branch results highlighting unexpected variances.
• Liaise with Divisional Managing Directors and Area Directors to help them understand and manage their cost base effectively. + Create and process prepayments and accruals and reconcile the relevant balance sheet recs, ensuring all balances are justified.
• Calculate the commission payable to branch staff, ensuring accuracy of contractual details and liaising with all relevant parties to ensure figures are submitted to payroll before the set deadline. Calculate the monthly commission accruals for Estate Agency, Mortgage Services or Lettings field.
• Calculate the profit share accrual on a monthly basis and calculate the quarterly payments due to staff.
• Assisting with all weekly reporting requirements.
• Preparation of bank reconciliations.
• Preparation of VAT returns.
• Assisting with Budgets/Forecasts.
• Assisting with the yearend Statutory accounts.
• Intercompany Transactions
• Provide assistance to the business for the annual budget and pay review processes.
• Previous experience with month-end and multiple deadlines
• Newly Qualified Accountant/ Finalist (CIMA, ACCA)
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Strong time management, prioritisation, and organisational skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Intermediate Excel skills preferable (Presentation, V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Data Analysis, Sumif(s) etc.)
• Self-motivated
• Analytical with good attention to detail