A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to take ownership of monthly reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management, while partnering with stakeholders to improve profitability and efficiency. This Management Accountant position offers exposure to international operations, systems integration and business planning, making it an excellent next step for a commercially minded finance professional.
Day-to-day of the role
- Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
- Produce clear financial reporting packs for the management team and Board.
- Analyse performance against budgets, forecasts and prior periods, investigating variances and recommending action.
- Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting, including financial modelling and scenario planning.
- Manage month-end and year-end processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and provisions.
- Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal policies and company procedures.
- Monitor cash flow and working capital, including receivables, payables, debtor and creditor balances.
- Support overseas payroll, company banking, employee expenses, invoicing and debt collection.
- Partner with teams across the business on business cases and ad hoc financial projects.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Fully qualified Accountant
- Proven experience in management accounting or a similar finance role.
- Strong knowledge of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and month-end procedures.
- Experience of international finance operations, such as currency exchange, flow of funds or overseas payroll partners.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using accounting and ERP systems.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
- Collaborative and flexible approach, with confidence working across different teams.
- Experience with Power BI or similar reporting and data analysis tools would be advantageous.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics and experience integrating accounting systems with other business applications, including CRM platforms, would be beneficial.
- Experience establishing companies or legal entities overseas would be desirable.
- Competitive salary and overall package.
- 37.5 hour week - flexible and hybrid working.