Management Accountant

Wade Macdonald; Witney; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career progression

Flexible working

Job summary

Wade Macdonald is representing a large international group recruiting a Group Management Accountant to join the central Group Finance function in West Oxfordshire. The role supports robust financial control across a multi-entity structure and offers hybrid working and strong career progression.

Key duties include coordinating statutory and management accounts, liaising with external auditors, and embedding best practice in controls while advising on complex accounting matters under FRS 102.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA.
• Experience producing statutory accounts and working with auditors.
• Experience in multi-entity environments and strong technical accounting knowledge (FRS 102).
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to prioritise competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate audit timelines and responses with internal and external auditors.
• Oversee preparation and delivery of Management Accounts across a large portfolio of entities.
• Support finance teams to enhance financial controls and embed best practice.
• Ensure statutory and regulatory reporting obligations are met accurately and on time.
• Provide technical accounting guidance on reporting standards and complex accounting matters.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Technical accounting

Audit coordination

Education

ACA or ACCA qualification

Job description

Management Accountant

Location: West Oxfordshire

Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 + benefits + Hybrid working

About the Client

This organisation is a large, international group with a strong presence across the UK and Europe. Operating at scale, they bring together multiple specialist businesses under a unified structure, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment. They believe in open communication and transparency, building trust and fostering strong relationships with employees and stakeholders alike.

About the Job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Group Financial Accountant to join a central Group Finance function during a period of significant growth and integration. This role plays a key part in strengthening financial control, supporting multiple finance teams, and ensuring robust statutory and regulatory compliance across a complex group structure.

Duties will include:

• Acting as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, coordinating audit timelines and responses
• Overseeing the preparation and delivery of Management Accounts across a large portfolio of entities
• Supporting finance teams to enhance financial controls and embed best practice
• Ensuring statutory and regulatory reporting obligations are met accurately and on time
• Providing technical accounting guidance on reporting standards and complex accounting matters

About the Successful Applicant

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly under FRS 102. You will have experience producing statutory accounts, working with auditors, and operating in a multi-entity environment. Strong analytical skills, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to manage competing priorities are essential.

What You Will Receive in Return

You will join an organisation that values collaboration, integrity, and professional development. The role offers genuine career progression, exposure to senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to influence group-wide finance processes. Flexible working, a supportive culture, and the chance to be part of a growing and evolving finance function are all on offer.