Management Accountant

Vercity; Swanley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Development opportunities

Hybrid role (1-2 days in office)

Job summary

Vercity is hiring a Management Accountant to support a portfolio of nationwide infrastructure projects. You will report to the Finance Manager and Financial Controller, delivering accurate management accounts across multiple projects with strong governance and insights.

You will lead budgeting and forecasting, manage financial records, and support audits. This hybrid role offers ownership, progression, and development opportunities within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with a minimum of 2 years PQE.
• Strong technical accounting and reporting experience with solid systems skills.
• Commercial mindset with governance and controls in focus.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain strong financial controls, governance and compliance across the portfolio.
• Prepare statutory accounts, tax calculations, VAT returns and support audits.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting activities.
• Manage financial records, payments, banking and corporate documentation.
• Provide clear financial insight to stakeholders and project teams.
• Line manage and develop a Finance Assistant.
• Drive continuous improvement of finance systems, processes and controls.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and business initiatives.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Communication

Governance & compliance

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

We’re recruiting a Management Accountant to join our team providing financial support across a portfolio of nationwide infrastructure projects. Reporting to the Finance Manager and Financial Controller the role plays a key part in delivering accurate management accounts across a portfolio of key projects, UK wide.

What you’ll be doing

• Produceaccuratemonthly management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain strong financial controls, governance, and compliance across the portfolio.
• Prepare statutory accounts, tax calculations, VAT returns, and support audits.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting activities.
• Manage financial records, payments, banking, and corporate documentation.
• Provideclear financial insight and support to stakeholders and project teams.
• Line manage and develop a Finance Assistant.
• Drive continuous improvement of finance systems, processes, and controls.
• Support ad hoc finance projects and business initiatives.

About you

• ACA , ACCA or CIMA qualified, ideally with a minimum of 2 years PQE
• Strong technical accounting and reporting experience with strong systems skills – a strong management accounts background is key
• Comfortable operating in a commercial environment with high levels of governance
• Able to communicate and present confidently at all levels
• Experience in infrastructure, PFI or asset management is beneficial but not essential — your management accounting experience and personality are!

Why this role?

• Genuine ownership and autonomy within an established, supportive team
• Clear progression and exposure to senior decision‑making
• Complex, interesting projects with long‑term impact
• Hybrid role (1-2 days per week office based)
• 30 days annual leave, enhanced pension and fantastic development opportunities