Management Accountant

Ad Warrior Ltd; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Study support

Pension

Flexible working

Company discounts

Onsite parking

Finance exposure

Job summary

Ad Warrior Ltd in Scunthorpe is seeking a Management Accountant on a hybrid basis. The role offers study support and a starting salary around £40,000, with opportunities to develop broad commercial finance experience.

You will own monthly management accounts across several entities and work with operational teams to provide meaningful financial insight. Ideal candidates are actively studying or qualified by experience, able to produce timely management information and support forecasting and

Qualifications

• Ability to produce monthly management accounts across multiple entities.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret financial information.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Experience communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare full monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash movements).
• Produce flash results after month-end.
• Post month-end journals and adjustments (accruals, prepayments, payroll, stock, WIP).
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and month-end close activities.
• Analyse performance and provide insights for management commentary.
• Prepare monthly project and contract reporting and allocate income/costs across contracts.

Skills

Financial analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified or qualifying by experience

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 active