Management Accountant

Si Recruitment; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (2 days from home)

Study support and professional dev.

Clear progression pathway

Job summary

Si Recruitment is seeking a Management Accountant for a hybrid role with 2 days from home. You will own month-end activities, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting, delivering financial insight to support business decisions.

You will ideally be part-qualified (AAT, ACCA or CIMA) with experience in management accounts and strong Excel and accounting software skills. This role offers progression within a growing finance team.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified AAT, ACCA or CIMA is required or pursued.
• Experience in a management accounts, assistant management accountant or finance analyst role.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes, reconciliations and accruals.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and timely financial reporting.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and month-end journals.
• Produce monthly P&L, balance sheets and cash flow with commentary.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes annually and periodically.
• Conduct variance analysis and highlight business trends.
• Partner with department managers to review costs and performance.
• Develop KPI reports and dashboards for senior stakeholders.
• Analyse revenue, costs and profitability to identify improvements.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis.
• Support year-end accounts and liaise with auditors.
• Identify and implement improvements to controls and reporting procedures.
• Assist with financial modelling and scenario planning.
• Mentor junior finance team members and support wider finance projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Part-qualified AAT, ACCA or CIMA

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables / XLOOKUP

Accounting software (Xero, Sage)

Job description

We are supporting our client in the recruitment of a Management Accountant to join their growing finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified AAT professional looking to take the next step in their finance career and develop within a management accounting-focused role.

Working closely with the Finance Manager, you will take ownership of key month-end activities, management reporting, budgeting and forecasting processes, whilst providing valuable financial insight to support business performance and decision-making. This role offers genuine progression opportunities and exposure to commercial finance within a collaborative and supportive environment.

Location: Hybrid working (2 days from home)

Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of financial results.
• Take ownership of balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and month-end journals.
• Produce monthly profit and loss statements, balance sheets and cash flow reports, providing detailed commentary on performance.
• Support and contribute to the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Perform variance analysis against budgets and forecasts, investigating discrepancies and highlighting key business trends.
• Partner with departmental managers to review costs, budgets and operational performance.
• Produce and develop KPI reports, management information packs and financial dashboards for senior stakeholders.
• Analyse revenue, costs, profitability and operational performance, identifying opportunities to improve financial results.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis.
• Support year-end accounts preparation and liaise with external auditors as required.
• Identify and implement improvements to financial controls, processes and reporting procedures.
• Assist with financial modelling, scenario planning and commercial decision-making.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior finance team members where appropriate.
• Support wider finance projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

What We're Looking For

• Part-qualified AAT, ACCA or CIMA.
• Previous experience within a management accounts, assistant management accountant or finance analyst role.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Experience producing or assisting with management accounts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and data analysis.
• Experience with accounting systems such as Xero, Sage or similar.
• Confident communicating financial information to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet reporting deadlines.

Why Join?

• Hybrid working (2 days from home)
• Exposure to commercial finance and strategic decision-making
• Study support and professional development opportunities
• Clear progression pathway towards Management Accountant and Finance Business Partner roles
• Varied and commercially focused position within a growing organisation