Management Accountant

Activate Group Limited; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private company in the UK seeks a Management Accountant to oversee timely management accounts and support finance business partners. Key responsibilities include P&L analysis, budget management, and cash flow control. Candidates must be CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified with excellent attention to detail and a strong grasp of financial tools like Sage 200 and MS Excel. The role offers a supportive environment, opportunities for professional growth, and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Personal health cash plan

Enhanced parental pay

Life assurance three times basic salary

Free breakfasts and fruit

Birthday surprise

Qualifications

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualification is essential.
• Ability to deliver timely and accurate management accounts.
• Experience in cash flow management and budget forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Produce timely management accounts including P&L analysis.
• Manage cash flow and resources effectively.
• Conduct monthly budget review meetings with business managers.

Skills

CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified

Excellent attention to detail

Methodical approach to query resolution

High standard of accuracy

Ability to work under pressure

Good working knowledge of Sage 200

Intermediate MS Excel skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Willingness to learn

Tools

Sage 200

MS Excel

Job description

Job title: Management Accountant

Department: Finance

Location: Halifax/Peterborough

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Competitive

We're looking for a Management Accountant to be part of our success story.

Listed in the 2022 Sunday Times 100: Britain's fastest-growing private companies.

About the role

Overall responsibility for the production of timely and accurate management accounts and providing key finance business partnering support to budget holders around the business. Driving performance against set targets and providing strong leadership and direction to the team.

Key responsibilities

• Provide timely and accurate monthly management accounts for the entities within Activate Group, including P&L analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, recommendations and commentaries. Presenting the results to the relevant business managers, FD, CFO and CEO.
• Manage cash flow and resource effectively at all times.
• Working with budget holders to provide robust budgets and forecasts for Activate Group.
• Drive the continuous improvement of processes to improve efficiency and the control environment of Activate Group.
• Responsible for the year-end closing activities including audit and liaising with external auditor
• Providing support to the FD, CFO and CEO where required.
• Adhere to all relevant regulatory rules and guidance applicable to the role.
• Work with the business managers and hold monthly budget review meetings.

Skills and experience

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A methodical approach to query resolution.
• High standard of accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Good working knowledge of Sage 200.
• Intermediate MS Excel skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload.
• Willingness to learn and desire to improve current processes.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Personal health cash plan - claim back the cost of things like dentist and optical check ups
• Enhanced maternity / paternity / adoption / shared parental pay
• Life assurance: three times basic salary
• Free breakfasts and fruit
• Birthday surprise for everybody!

What you can expect from us

At Activate Group, looking after team members is a major priority. Whether you're at our smart Halifax or Peterborough offices, one of our AAR sites or working from home, we'll make sure you have all the support you need to succeed.

From benefits that put your health and wellbeing first, to impressive rewards for our employee of the month, and little perks like free fruit and cereal, we'll go out of our way to show how much we appreciate you.

A bit about us

Named by the Sunday Times as one of the UK's 100 fastest-growing private companies, we employ more than 700 team members nationwide.

We work with some of the UK's largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers that have been involved in a road incident at our contact centres in Halifax and Peterborough.

We look after every step of the repair process, repairing vehicles at our own Activate Accident Repair body shops, and through a UK-wide network of independent repair partners.

Want to know what it's like to work with us? Take a look at our purpose and values. They define who we are, and how we work with team members, customers and suppliers:

Purpose: Make someone's bad day better

Values:

• Make it happen - Be accountable. Take the initiative, work fast, and do a great job.
• Strive for better - Be bold. Challenge the norm - make small improvements often.
• Win together - Be a team-player. Win together, learn together, respect each other.