Management Accountant

The Collective Network Limited; Northampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in Northampton is seeking an experienced Interim Management Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will oversee financial reporting, enhance month-end processes, and help streamline data analysis. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and experience in management accounting. This role offers a salary of £45k - £50k.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or qualified by experience.
• Strong track record in management accounting and producing monthly reporting packs.
• Proven ability to simplify complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
• Produce and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, including key control accounts.
• Streamline and automate month-end processes to reduce manual work.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Excel (pivot tables, lookups)

Data interrogation

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Interim Management Accountant
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Wellingborough
£45k - £50k

Role Purpose

This role is responsible for producing accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting while improving the efficiency of month-end processes. You will play a key role in developing clear reporting structures and turning data into meaningful analysis that supports commercial decision-making across the business.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on management accountant with strong analytical skills who enjoys streamlining processes and improving how financial information is presented and understood.

Key Responsibilities

Management Accounting & Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy, consistency and clarity.
• Complete variance analysis across revenue, margins, operating costs and overheads.
• Provide insightful reporting to budget owners, helping them understand performance drivers.
• Produce and maintain balance sheet reconciliations, including key control accounts.
• Support forecasting and budgeting cycles with accurate historical data and trend analysis.

Data & Reporting Development

• Review existing reporting structures and identify improvements in how data flows into month‑end packs.
• Develop new dashboards, templates and reporting tools to support commercial decision-making.
• Turn raw financial and operational data into clear, user‑friendly outputs for finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Work closely with operational and commercial teams to understand data requirements and provide relevant analysis.

Process Improvement

• Streamline and automate month‑end processes to reduce manual work and improve consistency.
• Standardise reporting where possible, ensuring a single source of truth across finance.
• Support the optimisation of the existing ERP/finance systems setup (no system implementation required).
• Champion best practice in data structure, documentation and reporting efficiency.

Skills, Experience & Attributes

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or qualified by experience.
• Strong track record in management accounting and producing monthly reporting packs.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas, modelling). Power BI experience beneficial but not essential.
• Comfortable working with large data sets and interrogating data to identify trends and insights.
• Proven ability to simplify complex financial information for non‑finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, analytical and confident in challenging and improving existing processes.
• Able to work independently and manage priorities within month‑end deadlines.