Management Accountant

Compare the Market; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in England is seeking a Management Accountant. This role involves providing financial support, forecasting, and reporting while collaborating closely with budget holders. Candidates should possess strong financial skills, prior finance role experience, and good communication abilities. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various benefits including private healthcare.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Paid CSR days

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within a finance role.
• Understanding of general accounting principles.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of costs and ensuring costs are reflected accordingly in the P&L.
• Manage expenditure alongside cost centre owners.
• Production of monthly, quarterly and annual budget/forecasting.

Skills

Excellent numerical & financial skills

Business Partner Experience

Strong Excel skills

Good communication and stakeholder management skills

Articulate and logical thinker

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

At Compare the Market our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day. It's why we're on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves. We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money and that's why good things happen when you meerkat. We'd love you to be part of our journey. We are hiring for a Management Accountant!

This role will involve building a solid understanding of the cost and resource base whilst effectively supplying financial support to the broader BU finance team. Build and maintain good relationships with budget cost centre holders and provide business partner support challenging costs and headcount. Produce forecasting and monthly reporting, reconciliations, variance analysis and KPI's.

Everyone is welcome. We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you. This means we're excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences and ideas. We don't expect you to tick all the boxes, but would love to hear what makes you great for this role.

Responsibilities

• Reconciliation of costs and ensuring costs are reflected accordingly in the P&L
• Reconciliation of headcount to HR data
• Manage expenditure alongside cost centre owners and provide challenge and insight to cost centre owners
• Provide support and advise to the business accordingly
• Production of monthly, quarterly and annual budget/forecasting of cost base and headcount
• Completion of balance sheet reconciliations
• Ad hoc reporting and variance analysis
• Supporting with financial queries, expenditure, budget variances, invoices and nominal ledger coding
• Continuously seek to improve processes
• Drive automation and efficiencies through using Finance Systems
• Assist in tracking performance against KPI's through provision of accurate financial cost information

Qualifications

• You'll have: Previous experience of working within a finance role
• Excellent numerical & financial skills
• Articulate and logical thinker
• Business Partner Experience
• Strong Excel skills & PowerPoint skills
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of general accounting principles

Our culture

Our people bring our purpose to life. We champion a culture of innovation and challenge.

Benefits

Day-to-day responsibilities and career development are supported with a range of benefits. We offer a competitive salary and hybrid working, plus a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare. We also provide an electric car scheme and paid CSR days.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to offering equal chances to you throughout the application process, so if you require any special adjustments to be made, please let us know. We will work with you to make any appropriate arrangements.

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