Management Accountant – FTC M & A Doocey Civil Engineering

M & A Doocey Civil Engineering Ltd.; Tipton; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Doocey Group in Tipton seeks a Management Accountant to join our SME finance team. You will report to the Group Financial Controller and provide timely management information to support strategic decision-making and profitability.

The role covers month-end journals, reconciliations, VAT returns, and collaboration with stakeholders across the business. You’ll need extensive experience in UK accounting standards and be proficient in SAGE Accounting and MS Excel.

Qualifications

• ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in a similar management accounting role.
• Strong knowledge of UK accounting standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post month-end journals and ensure timeliness within SLAs.
• Reconcile bank accounts and complete balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end accounts and provide accurate management information.
• Identify variances and communicate trends to Finance Director.
• Prepare VAT returns and manage prepayments and accruals.
• Reconcile costing reports and validate subcontractor payments.
• Support purchase and sales ledgers and respond to queries.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to identify patterns and actions.

Skills

UK accounting standards

Sage Accounting

MS Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Education

ACCA/CIMA

Tools

MS Excel

Sage Accounting

Job description

Job Title

Management Accountant – FTC

Salary

Our salaries are competitive and reviewed regularly to ensure they remain fair and in line with the wider industry.

Location

The Old Stables, Watery Lane, Tipton, DY4 8NA

Company

Doocey Group is a family-run utility and civil engineering contractor with over 40 years’ experience built on strong, Black Country values. We’ve experienced significant growth over the past 10 years which we’ve achieved through consistently delivering high quality work on behalf of our clients, including National Grid and South Staffordshire Water. We pride ourselves on the strength of our relationship with our clients and subcontractors and despite operating in a very fast-paced and often challenging industry, we will soon register a turnover of £100m, a significant milestone for the organisation. If you’re looking to join a business that values hard work, loyalty and ambition, you’ll feel right at home here.

Role

As our Management Accountant, reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you be responsible for ensuring the finance function delivers what is required by the wider business. You will play a key role in driving financial insight and supporting strategic decision-making across the business. You’ll be responsible for providing accurate, timely, and meaningful management information to senior internal stakeholders, helping to steer overall business profitability.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and posting month-end journals, ensuring information is correct and completed within Finance SLAs
• Reconciliation of bank accounts, ensuring all information is accurate and up to date
• Review and complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist with preparation of month end accounts, collating all relevant information, and ensure all detail is accurate and up to date
• Identify variances, analysing any unusual cost trends, raising any issues to Finance Director
• Complete monthly and quarterly VAT returns, within Company and HMRC deadlines
• Prepare and process all prepayments and accruals, ensuring transactions are accurate and completed within Finance SLAs
• Reconciliation with costing reports, to review and ensure all information is accurate and up to date
• Validate all subcontractor payments, prior to processing, ensuring amounts are accurate, and completed with Finance SLAs
• Assisting with purchase ledger and sales ledger tasks and queries
• Completing an ad-hoc duties, including reporting and analysis of data, to review trends and patterns, ensuring an action plan is implemented is required

Person

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced SME environment, contributing to continuous improvement and efficiency
• Confident working in a small team and understands how to navigate working in a small team where everyone works together and supports one another
• Takes ownership of their performance and can work with minimal supervision
• Proactive and self-motivated attitude
• Adaptable and responsive: able to manage changing priorities and a varied workload
• Has a flexible, can-do approach to tasks – comfortable contributing to high-level analysis and day-to-day accounting duties
• Possess strong attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

Technical Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience within a similar role
• Strong, proven understanding of UK accounting standards and practices
• Advanced proficiency in financial software such as SAGE Accounting and MS Excel
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across teams
• Ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Self-driven, results-oriented, with a ‘can do’ attitude without compromising safety and/or compliance.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various stakeholders, including employees, management, regulatory agencies, and the community
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office software, especially Word and Excel

Qualifications & Training

• ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent

Additional Information

Doocey Group value a diverse workforce and welcome applications form all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.