Management Accountant

Portakabin; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Health & wellbeing services

Cycle to work

Employee discounts

Learning & development

Career progression

Volunteer day

Job summary

Portakabin is seeking a Management Accountant to join the GB Hire team in York for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role offers a salary up to £52,000 per year and sits at Portakabin Head Office.

You will prepare monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and provide financial analysis to support decision-making, while coordinating with project teams to monitor margins and costs.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance.
• Experience within a project accounting or reconciliation focused role.
• Ability to mentor colleagues.
• Good communicator.
• Good influencing and stakeholder engagement skills across both internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts to support business decision-making.
• Manage and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and contribute to finance projects
• Provide clear financial analysis and interpretation to managers, ensuring understanding of the financial implications of decisions.
• Liaise with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, maintain margins, and control costs.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely financial information.
• Offer financial guidance to colleagues to support adherence to financial controls and policies.

Skills

Mentor colleagues

Good communicator

Stakeholder engagement

Project accounting

Education

Degree level with professional accounting qualification

Job description

Management Accountant

Application Deadline: 18 September 2026

Department: GB Hire Accounts

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Head Office

Reporting To: Natalie Carter-Brown

Compensation: £45,000 - £52,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Management Accountant to join our GB Hire team in York for a period of 6 months.

As a Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering a range of business-critical finance projects, providing support with balance sheet reconciliations, ledger reviews, and the recoding of business units and cost centres.

Role Details

• Annual salary up to £52,000 dependent on skills and experience.
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT (must live within a commutable distance of York)
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract – 6 months

In this role as Management Accountant, you will be required to:

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts to support business decision-making.
• Manage and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and contribute to finance projects
• Provide clear financial analysis and interpretation to managers, ensuring understanding of the financial implications of decisions.
• Liaise with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, maintain margins, and control costs.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely financial information.
• Offer financial guidance to colleagues to support adherence to financial controls and policies.

Benefits & Opportunities for Management Accountant

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day

Our Ideal Candidate as Management Accountant

• Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance.
• Experience within a project accounting or reconciliation focused role
• Ability to mentor colleagues.
• Good communicator.
• Good influencing and stakeholder engagement skills across both internal and external partners.