Management Accountant - Cobalt Recruitment

eFinancialCareers; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career progression

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Job summary

eFinancialCareers is recruiting a Management Accountant for a major UK construction project, based in Birmingham with hybrid/flexible working. You will join a finance team supporting project financial performance, working with senior stakeholders and contributing to the wider finance function.

The role covers monthly management accounts, budgeting and forecasting, cash flow monitoring and balance sheet reporting, with opportunities for professional development within the organisation.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with expertise in management accounting and budgeting.
• Experience in financial reporting and MI preparation.
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience with cash flow management and balance sheet reporting.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts, financial reports and supporting commentary.
• Monitoring cash flow, working capital and project costs.
• Supporting budgets, forecasts, quarterly reviews and group reporting packs.
• Analysing financial performance against forecasts and identifying variances.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting year-end audit requirements.
• Maintaining financial controls across payments, purchase-to-pay processes, VAT and other taxes.
• Working with operational and commercial stakeholders to provide financial insight and support decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting processes and controls.

Skills

Management accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Cash flow

Stakeholder communication

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £45,000-£55,000 per annum

Working pattern: Hybrid / flexible working

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Are you a qualified Management Accountant looking to develop your commercial finance experience while contributing to a major construction project?

Cobalt is recruiting a Management Accountant to join an established UK construction business, with the opportunity to be based in Birmingham. The position offers exposure to senior stakeholders, involvement in project financial performance and opportunities to develop within a wider finance function.

The organisation

Our client is an established business operating across the UK construction sector, with a portfolio of projects and opportunities for career development.

The organisation promotes collaboration, employee wellbeing and professional development, providing opportunities to work with colleagues across its regional and central finance functions.

As a Management Accountant, you'll join a finance team supporting a major construction project, gaining exposure to operational and commercial teams across the business.

The role and responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts, financial reports and supporting commentary.
• Monitoring cash flow, working capital and project costs.
• Supporting the preparation of budgets, forecasts, quarterly reviews and group reporting packs.
• Analysing financial performance against forecasts and identifying key variances.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting year-end audit requirements.
• Maintaining financial controls across payments, purchase-to-pay processes, VAT and other taxes.
• Working with operational and commercial stakeholders to provide financial insight and support decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial reporting processes and controls.

Skills and requirements

• A recognised professional accounting qualification.
• Working knowledge of management accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.
• Experience preparing management information and analysing financial performance.
• An understanding of cash flow management, cost control and balance sheet reporting.
• The ability to communicate financial information to operational and commercial stakeholders.
• Confidence working with financial systems and reporting tools.
• The ability to manage reporting deadlines and work collaboratively across teams.
• Flexibility to travel to business and project locations when required.
• Experience within construction or another project-based environment would be beneficial, alongside working knowledge of Oracle or Power BI, although these are not essential.

What's on offer?

• Salary of £45,000-£55,000 per annum.
• Permanent opportunity within an established UK construction business.
• Flexible working arrangements, subject to business and project requirements.
• Exposure to senior project and commercial stakeholders.
• Involvement in the financial management of a major construction project.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression within the wider finance function.