Management Accountant Finance · Time Out London

Time Out; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Management Accountant to join their finance team in London. The role involves preparing financial reports, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and collaborating with various departments. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills and relevant accounting qualifications, with a focus on teamwork and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Study support (if applicable)

Continuous professional development

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Collaborative, creative work environment

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in management accounting or financial reporting.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders across different functions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts and reporting packs.
• Own the UK cashflow reporting and ensure timely submission.
• Support the development of annual budgets in collaboration with department heads.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Part-qualified or recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Title: Management Accountant

Location: London

Department: Finance

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Role Overview

We are looking for a commercially minded, highly analytical, and detail-oriented Management Accountant to join our London-based finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role plays a critical part in delivering accurate and timely financial reporting, supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles, and partnering with key departments across the business.

The ideal candidate will take ownership of core month-end responsibilities, deliver meaningful financial insights, and contribute to the continuous improvement of financial processes in a fast-paced, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

P&L Reporting:

• Prepare revenue reporting for multiple UK revenue streams and post monthly journals, ensuring accurate revenue recognition

• Ensure Cost of Sales and Operating Expenses are accurate with appropriate accruals

• Lead the preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs for stakeholders

• Present financial analysis and collaborate with both financial and non-financial stakeholders to inform business decisions

Balance Sheet:

• Prepare and review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and resolve reconciling items

• Prepare year-end financial statements for subsidiaries in compliance with applicable standards

• Ownership, monthly review, and monitoring of the UK fixed assets and intangible asset registers

Cashflow Management:

• Own the UK cashflow reporting, ensuring accuracy and timely submission

• Assist the AP/AR Controller and Credit team with debt collection and AP controls

Business Partnering / Other:

• Support the development of annual budgets and periodic reforecasts in collaboration with the Financial Controller and department heads

• Partner with global functional leads across HR, Legal, Technology, Marketing, and Content to track and analyse expenditure

• Coordinate audit deliverables and act as a key contact for external auditors during the year-end process

• Contribute to ad hoc projects such as acquisitions, strategic reporting, and system/process improvements

• Drive improvements to financial operations and reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency

Ad hoc tasks as required & deputising when the Financial Controller is unavailable.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Part-qualified or recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

• 2–4 years of experience in management accounting or financial reporting

• Strong MS Office & Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data modelling)

• Excellent analytical and communication skills

• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines

• Comfortable working with stakeholders across different functions and levels

• The ability to build effective working relationships with both internal and external partners

• Pro-active, self-motivated and eager to acquire knowledge about the business

• Ability to work well under pressure, working accurately with attention to detail and able to meet deadlines

• The ability to always demonstrate confidentiality and diplomacy

What We Offer

• Competitive salary

• Study support (if applicable) and continuous professional development

• Hybrid working model (typically 2 days in office)

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

• Collaborative, creative work environment

• Opportunities for career growth within a global business

What we look for in a candidate

Time Out is a company filled with individuals as diverse as the cities we are in and cover. At the same time there are common characteristics and values we all share. To join our team, you’ll want to…

• Be commercially astute

• Either have experience at or want to dive headfirst into a fast-paced transformative company in pursuit of excellence

• Think globally

• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills

• Have a high sense of ownership, urgency and drive

• Be a team player

About our culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.


About Time Out Group plc


Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market we help our large audience go out in the world's greatest cities and connect global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.

About Time Out Group
Time Out Group is a global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city. Time Out launched in London in 1968 to help people discover the best of the city - today it is the only global brand dedicated to city life. Expert journalists curate and create content about the best things to Do, See and Eat across 333 cities in 59 countries and across a unique multi-platform model spanning both digital and physical channels. Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, bringing a city's best chefs, restaurateurs and unique cultural experiences together under one roof. There are currently Markets in ten cities including Lisbon, New York and Dubai, with several new locations expected to open in 2025 and beyond, in addition to a pipeline of further locations in advanced discussions. Time Out Group PLC, listed on AIM, is headquartered in London (UK).