Management Accountant

Cherry Professional - Relationship Led Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Professional - Relationship Led Recruitment is hiring two experienced Management Accountants to strengthen the finance function during a busy acquisition phase. It’s a hands-on role, building robust processes across multiple entities.

You’ll produce end-to-end monthly management accounts, handle accruals and journals, support budgeting, and partner with operations while mentoring junior staff. Hybrid work: 3 days in the office, 2 from home.

Qualifications

• Strong practical management accounting experience.
• Capable of producing management accounts independently.
• Experience across multiple entities in a change-heavy environment.
• Open to qualified by experience candidates.

Responsibilities

• Full monthly management accounts production (end-to-end).
• Accruals, prepayments and journals.
• Month-end close and balance sheet ownership.
• Budgeting/forecasting support.
• Finance business partnering with operational stakeholders.
• Supporting newly acquired businesses with finance integration and clean-up.
• Coaching / supporting junior finance team members.

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end close

Finance business partnering

Education

Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience

Tools

Sage Intacct

Xero

Job description

A fast-growing, private equity-backed group is hiring two experienced Management Accountants to strengthen the finance function during a busy acquisition phase. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys pace, change and building robust processes across multiple entities.

The role

You’ll operate at group level, supporting month-end and improving consistency and control across a growing portfolio of subsidiaries. Key responsibilities include:

• Full monthly management accounts production (end-to-end)
• Accruals, prepayments and journals
• Month-end close and balance sheet ownership
• Budgeting/forecasting support
• Finance business partnering with operational stakeholders
• Supporting newly acquired businesses with finance integration and “clean-up”
• Coaching / supporting junior finance team members

What we’re looking for

• Strong practical management accounting experience
• Confident producing management accounts independently
• Comfortable working across multiple entities in a change-heavy environment
• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience all considered

Exposure to Sage Intacct and Xero would be useful, but isn’t essential if your fundamentals are strong.

Working pattern & travel

Hybrid working with a current preference of 3 days office / 2 days home. Some UK travel (ad hoc occasional) to support local teams/sites.