Management Accountant

Benjamin Edwards; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Study support

Pension and life assurance

Flexible working

Company discounts

Onsite parking

Commercial finance development

Job summary

Benjamin Edwards is recruiting a Management Accountant to join a progressive, values-led organisation in Scunthorpe. You will take ownership of the monthly management accounts across several entities, working closely with operational teams to understand performance and provide meaningful financial information to support better business decisions.

This role is ideal for someone actively studying or a qualified-by-experience candidate seeking a broad and commercially focused finance position with

Qualifications

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified or qualified by experience.
• Experience producing monthly management accounts.
• Ability to prepare journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret data.
• Strong communication with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare full monthly management accounts for multiple entities.
• Produce monthly flash results after month-end.
• Post month-end journals including accruals, prepayments, payroll, stock, WIP, bad debt provisions.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide insights to support management accounts commentary.
• Produce monthly project and contract reporting.
• Support annual budgeting and reforecasts.
• Assist with year-end reporting packs and external audit.
• Assist with debtor management.
• Identify process improvements and assist with new systems implementation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Month-end close

IT systems

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified or qualified by experience

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

Management Accountant

Location: Scunthorpe (Hybrid)

Salary: £40,000 + Study Support

Benjamin Edwards is recruiting for a Management Accountant to join a progressive, values-led organisation in Scunthorpe.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone actively studying and ready to take the next step in their finance career, or a qualified‑by‑experience candidate looking for a broad and commercially focused role. You’ll take ownership of the monthly management accounts across several business entities, work closely with operational teams to understand performance, and provide meaningful financial information that supports better business decisions.

What’s on offer to the Management Accountant

• 30 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
• Study Support
• Generous pension and life assurance
• Flexible and agile working options
• Many company discounts available
• Onsite parking
• A role where you can develop your commercial finance experience

The role of the Management Accountant

Working closely with the Commercial Accountant, you will be responsible for producing accurate and timely financial information across several entities. Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing full monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, cash movements and supporting information
• Producing an initial flash set of results shortly after month-end
• Preparing and posting month-end journals including accruals, prepayments, payroll, stock, WIP, bad debt provisions and late invoice creditors
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Analysing monthly performance and providing insight to support management accounts commentary
• Producing monthly project and contract reporting, covering monthly, year-to-date and lifetime performance
• Working closely with operational teams to ensure income and costs are accurately allocated across contracts
• Supporting monthly reforecasts and the annual budgeting process
• Undertaking financial and performance analysis as required
• Completing bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Reconciling intra-group transactions
• Assisting with year-end reporting packs and external audit requirements
• Supporting debtor management alongside the Accounts Receivable team
• Identifying opportunities to improve, streamline and automate finance processes
• Getting involved in the testing and implementation of new finance systems and processes

The ideal candidate for the Management Accountant

ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified or qualified by experience, with a good understanding of key accounting principles fundamental to the duties and responsibilities of the role

Have practical experience producing monthly management accounts

Be confident preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations

Have strong analytical skills and be comfortable getting underneath the numbers

Be able to communicate financial information effectively with finance and non‑finance stakeholders

Be organised and able to manage competing priorities and tight month‑end deadlines

Have good finance systems and IT skills

Enjoy improving processes rather than simply accepting “the way things have always been done”

This could particularly suit an Assistant Management Accountant actively studying and looking to step up, or a Management Accountant who enjoys a broad, hands‑on role with plenty of interaction across the wider business.