Management Accountant - Fixed Term Contract

Destination Sport; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports travel company is seeking a Management Accountant for a 12-month Fixed Term contract in Manchester. In this hybrid role, you will oversee financial reporting processes, manage a team, and drive process improvements. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant accounting qualification and have experience within a dynamic operational environment, showcasing strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
• Previous management accounting experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
• Manage Assistant Management Accountant for timely month-end delivery.
• Oversee quarterly VAT returns preparation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Data management

Analytical skills

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Destination Sport

Management Accountant

This is a hybrid role based in our Manchester office, you must live within a commutable distance.

This role is a 12 month Fixed Term contract

Welcome to Destination Sport Group where we set the global standard in sports travel, offering a uniquely holistic approach to partnerships not seen before. Our unique global sports travel business offers our partners the very best in everything they need in order to succeed. We are proud to have 7 market leading sports travel companies in our group, helping millions of customers to enjoy sport. https://destinationsport.com/

This is a varied & hands on role, as our newManagement Accountantyou will:

• Report into the Head of Finance, driving the continued success of Destination Sport Group

• Be responsible for the production of monthly management accounts for the DST & Sportsbreaks divisions with variance analysis to budget and discussing the monthly numbers with the department heads

• Manage Assistant Management Accountant to ensure month end is delivered in line with the required deadlines

• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations to a high standard

• Improve the efficiency of the month end processes

• Oversee the preparation of quarterly VAT returns

• Preparation of weekly management information for distribution to the operational teams

• Drive process improvements and bring new ideas to the finance team

• Build strong working relationships with the wider finance team and the department heads

• Ad-hoc project work as and when required

To be successful within this role, our ideal candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

• Previous management accounting experience, ideally in a fast-paced, multidivisional, operational environment

• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail

• Be computer literate with strong knowledge of Microsoft Office, and in particular Excel

• Experience in manipulating and managing large quantities of data using Excel

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills both written & verbal to stakeholders at all levels of seniority

• Be able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

• Show good knowledge of back-office systems

• Have the ability to work within a team environment to achieve team/department objectives

• Be able to think logically, consider all relevant aspects and carry out complex analysis on information

So if you are looking for your next challenge, please get in touch we'd love to hear from you!