Management Accountant

Cobalt Recruitment; Rushden; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Senior stakeholder exposure

Career development

Job summary

Cobalt Recruitment in Northamptonshire is seeking a qualified Management Accountant to join a UK construction business in a permanent hybrid role. You will deliver monthly management accounts, support budgets and provide financial insight to senior stakeholders, helping drive efficiency across a major project and wider finance function.

This role offers exposure to commercial teams, development opportunities and flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

• A recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Experience in management accounting, budgeting and reporting.
• Experience preparing MI and analysing financial performance.
• Understanding cash flow, cost control and balance sheet reporting.
• Strong communication of financial information to stakeholders.
• Experience with financial systems and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, reports and commentary.
• Monitor cash flow, working capital and project costs.
• Support budgets, forecasts, reviews and group reporting packs.
• Analyse performance against forecasts and identify variances.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and assist year-end audits.
• Maintain financial controls across payments, VAT and taxes.
• Collaborate with operational and commercial teams for insights.
• Identify improvements to reporting processes and controls.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Cash flow monitoring

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial systems proficiency

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

About the Role

Location: Northamptonshire

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 per annum

Working pattern: Hybrid / flexible working

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Are you a qualified Management Accountant looking to develop your commercial finance experience while contributing to a major construction project?

Cobalt is recruiting a Management Accountant to join an established UK construction business, with the opportunity to be based in Northamptonshire. The position offers exposure to senior stakeholders, involvement in project financial performance and opportunities to develop within a wider finance function.

The organisation

Our client is an established business operating across the UK construction sector, with a portfolio of projects and opportunities for career development.

The organisation promotes collaboration, employee wellbeing and professional development, providing opportunities to work with colleagues across its regional and central finance functions.

As a Management Accountant, you'll join a finance team supporting a major construction project, gaining exposure to operational and commercial teams across the business.

The role and responsibilities

Reporting to a Finance Business Partner, the Management Accountant will support the financial management of a major construction project, working alongside senior project and commercial stakeholders.

• Preparing monthly management accounts, financial reports and supporting commentary.
• Monitoring cash flow, working capital and project costs.
• Supporting the preparation of budgets, forecasts, quarterly reviews and group reporting packs.
• Analysing financial performance against forecasts and identifying key variances.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting year-end audit requirements.
• Maintaining financial controls across payments, purchase-to-pay processes, VAT and other taxes.
• Working with operational and commercial stakeholders to provide financial insight and support decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and controls.

Skills and requirements

We're looking for a qualified Management Accountant who combines technical accounting knowledge with an interest in commercial finance.

• A recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Working knowledge of management accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Experience preparing management information and analysing financial performance.
• An understanding of cash flow management, cost control and balance sheet reporting.
• The ability to communicate financial information to operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Confidence working with financial systems and reporting tools.
• The ability to manage reporting deadlines and work collaboratively across teams.
• Flexibility to travel to business and project locations when required.

Experience within construction or another project-based environment would be beneficial, alongside working knowledge of Oracle or Power BI, although these are not essential.

What's on offer?

• Salary of £45,000-£55,000 per annum.
• Permanent opportunity within an established UK construction business.
• Flexible working arrangements, subject to business and project requirements.
• Exposure to senior project and commercial stakeholders.
• Involvement in the financial management of a major construction project.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression within the wider finance function.