Management Accountant

Lancashire Wildlife Trust; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nature conservation body in Preston is seeking an experienced Management Accountant to manage finance operations. The role includes managing a small finance team, handling VAT, budgeting, and preparing statutory accounts. Ideal candidates will have strong IT and numeracy skills. The position offers a flexible working environment with 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Friendly and flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Management Accountant.
• Ability to manage a finance team.
• Experience with VAT, budgeting and management accounting.
• Skills in preparing year-end statutory accounts and audit preparation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Trust's finance team in accounting activities.
• Provide financial resources, planning, and reporting support.
• Work on continuous improvement and internal controls.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

IT proficiency

Numeracy

Tools

Computerised accountancy systems

Job description

Management Accountant

Closing date: Sunday 30 November 2025 Salary: £35,000.00 per annum Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time Location: Head Office, The Barn, Berkeley Drive, Bamber Bridge, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6BY Hybrid Working available

An exciting opening for a Management Accountant to join our dynamic, fast paced Finance team

We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant with good communication skills and a high attention to detail.

We require an ambitious, enthusiastic and motivated individual to manage the Trusts finance team across all areas of accounting, including transactional processing, VAT, budgeting and management accounting plus working on year-end statutory accounts and audit preparation. The successful candidate will also play a role in continuous improvement, systems and internal controls.

The role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in all aspects of accounting in both charity and commercial accounting, managing the small finance team and working with budget and project managers on financial resources, planning and reporting.

We are looking for someone with experience in using computerised accountancy systems, who also has a high level of IT proficiency to manipulate and make sense of financial data. The ideal candidate will be able to work on their own initiative, will be able to organise their workload efficiently and will have a high standard of numeracy.

This is a full time position, with a preferred 35 working week, however reduced hours may be considered for the right candidate.

In return we offer a friendly and flexible working environment with 28 days holiday plus bank holidays per annum, increasing with length of service. A friendly and flexible working environment with the chance to be a part of the largest nature conservation body in the area, working together to improve our region for nature as well as engaging and inspiring people to connect and take action for wildlife.

Further details including a full Job Description can be found in theRecruitment Packbelow.Please review the Job Description before you apply.

Should you be interested in this position please complete the Application Form and Diversity Monitoring Form and return your application before the closing date stated.

Closing Date for Receipt of Applications Is: Sunday 30th November 2025

Lancashire Wildlife Trust is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.