Management Accountant - Glasgow

Rutherford Cross; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A reputable financial services provider in Glasgow seeks a Management Accountant to provide business partner support and oversee management accounts preparation. The ideal candidate will be a part-qualified accountant with strong analytical and interpersonal skills, aiming to enhance their professional qualification. This role includes benefits like study support and hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

Study support

Hybrid working

Progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance environment required.
• Studying for a professional accountancy qualification, support provided.
• Experience in a high-volume transaction environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts for key business areas.
• Complete all month-end tasks according to schedule.
• Collaborate with internal business functions for variance analysis.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

IT skills

Education

Part-qualified accountant

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working with a long-standing Glasgow based client who is looking to add a Management Accountant to its existing team. This role offers great benefits including study support, hybrid working and progression opportunities.

This role is best suited to a part-qualified accountant who is looking to complete their professional qualification. They will have experience in management accounts and strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Job Purpose:

This role is commercially focused, providing business partner support to the wider business team and overseeing the preparation of management accounts and financial reporting. Your primary goal will be to analyse and provide insights into operational cost variances across a portfolio of suppliers.

Principal Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly management accounts for key business areas
• Ensure all month-end tasks are completed according to the agreed schedule and meet relevant deadlines
• Collaborate with internal business functions and commercial colleagues to build variance analysis of delivery against budgets
• Develop an understanding of the key operational drivers within key contracts
• Play a key role in the annual budget process
• Maintain control over balance sheet accounts
• Generate weekly and monthly reporting, progressively enhancing capabilities in Power BI
• Assist with ad-hoc/project work as required by the team

Experience, Skills & Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a finance environment is required
• Ideally studying for a professional accountancy qualification (support provided)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Good IT skills, particularly in relevant systems
• Experience in a high-volume transaction environment
• Commitment to meeting multiple deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proactive approach to process improvement within the team, including future opportunities

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy and maternity.

To find out more on remuneration and the role, please contact Rutherford Cross advisor, Ally Deas, by emailing [e-mail] for a confidential discussion.