Management Accountant

Impact Food Group; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school catering organization in the UK is seeking a detail-oriented Management Accountant to provide crucial financial insights and support. You will prepare financial reports, ensure proper accounting practices, and engage in business partnering to improve performance. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with extensive management accounting experience and strong communication skills. Enjoy working in a team that makes a positive social impact while enjoying a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Positive social impact

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• On-going studier or Qualified Accountant - ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
• Extensive experience at Management Accountant level or similar roles.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely financial and management reports.
• Implement effective controls and continuous process reviews.
• Business partnering to ensure key business drivers are understood.

Skills

Financial reporting

Management accounting

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Qualified Accountant - ACA, CIMA, ACCA

Tools

Sage200

Job description

Overview

We're seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Management Accountant to join our team on an initial 6-month FTC. As the management accountant you will be responsible for providing financial information and analysis that helps IFG plan, control, and make strategic decisions. The successful candidate will combine excellent administrative skills with technical confidence, strong communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of accurate and timely financial and management reports, to include, but not limited to: Monthly management accounts at company and cost centre level; Half year, Full year, Monthly and Quarterly reporting packs in line with company and group requirements; Annual and Interim audit preparation, audit requests and statutory accounts, and confident communication with Auditors.
• Balance Sheet reconciliations, to ensure integrity and a thorough understanding.
• Monthly intercompany reconciliation, invoicing and accounting.
• Implementing effective controls and continuous process reviews/improvements.
• Strong financial accounting skills to oversee monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ensure transactions are correctly posted within the balance sheet and P&Ls in accordance with the correct accounting treatment and standards.
• Business partnering to ensure key business drivers are understood by the wider business and actions taken to improve business performance.
• On-going studier or Qualified Accountant - ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
• Extensive experience at Management Accountant level or similar roles.
• Technically strong, with a high level of financial and management accounting expertise is essential.
• Multi-site accounting experience desirable but not essential.
• Systems proficiency in general accounting (Sage200 preferable), reporting software and having strong Excel skills.
• Experience of strong controls while providing commercial and financial support to a senior management team.
• Multi years' experience in dealing with external auditors.

Qualifications

• On-going studier or Qualified Accountant - ACA, CIMA, ACCA.
• Extensive experience at Management Accountant level or similar roles.

About Impact Food Group

If you're a collaborative, solution-focused administrator who thrives in a busy and purposeful environment, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team that is transforming lives through the power of food, making a genuine difference for students across the UK.

At Impact Food Group, we're more than just a school caterer. We're on a mission to create a positive food culture and help more students enjoy healthier, better-quality food. Making a positive social impact is at the heart of everything we do. We're constantly learning, evolving, and improving - every way, every day. Through our industry-leading brands - Innovate, Hutchison, Cucina, and Chapter One - we cater for over 550,000 students and operate in more than 900 schools nationwide, growing every year. We're now looking for a talented and highly organised Management Accountant to join and play a vital role in supporting our business. Guided by our values, integrity, bold, impactful, empathy and community; you will help us shape a workplace and culture we can all be proud of.

Making a positive social impact is at the centre of our identity. We tirelessly learn, develop and make improvements in every way, every day. Delivered by our distinct and industry leading brands; Innovate, Cucina and Chapter One, we cater for over 160,000 students and are committed to driving…

Benefits

• Better school meal uptake
• Better long-term eating habits
• Better environmental impact