Management Accountant - Maternity Cover

Away Resorts Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Scheme

Private Health Care

Enhanced Family Benefit

Life Insurance

Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays

On Park Discounts

Awards and recognition

Job summary

Away Resorts Ltd is seeking a Management Accountant to join our Central Support Finance team on a maternity cover basis in Hemel Hempstead. You will manage month-end processes, balance sheets and insightful reporting to support informed decision-making across the business.

The role requires strong numerical ability, attention to detail and a proactive mindset to drive process improvements within a hospitality group with 27 locations. We offer a competitive bonus scheme and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent.
• Finance/accounting degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a Finance team with month-end close, journals, reconciliations and management reporting.
• Experience preparing or supporting management accounts and explaining variances.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills with accuracy.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain accounting matters to varied audiences.
• Organisational skills with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving, process improvement and strengthening financial controls.
• Hospitality or multi-site experience would be beneficial.
• Experience with finance systems and data analysis would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and payroll-related entries.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and ensure deadlines are met.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Provide commentary and analysis to explain movements in P&L and balance sheet.
• Ensure entries post to correct cost centres and nominal codes.
• Collaborate with FP&A and operational teams to understand cost drivers.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting and ad hoc financial analyses.
• Help improve finance processes, controls and reporting routines.

Skills

Accountancy qualification prog

Finance degree or equiv

Finance team experience

Management accounts experience

Excel & analytics

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Problem-solving & process improv

Hospitality/multi-site experience

Finance systems/Reporting tools

Education

Accountancy qualification progress

Finance degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Finance systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Location

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Hours of Work

40 hours permanent - Some Weekends required

Location

Mill Rythe, Hayling Island

Salary

£33,000 basic with an OTE of £55,000

We’re looking for a Management Accountant to join our Central Support Finance team on a maternity cover basis.

You’ll play an important role in keeping our finances accurate, timely and insightful, helping us understand how the business is performing and supporting informed decision-making across Away Resorts.

From preparing monthly management accounts and completing month-end journals to maintaining balance sheet reconciliations and investigating financial variances, you’ll be right at the heart of our Finance team. We’re looking for someone who loves working with numbers, has a keen eye for detail and enjoys finding ways to make processes better.

If you’re proactive, organised and ready to make a difference in a collaborative team, we’d love to hear from you!

Who are we?

We’re an ambitious bunch and have huge aspirations. We’ve spent the last 17 years shaking up the Great British Holiday and have no intention of stopping yet! With 27 locations across the UK, we are passionate about providing excellent experiences to our guests and colleagues. Whether that be on the Cornish Coastline or up in Scotland, there’s something for everyone.

• Prepare accurate month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, payroll-related entries and other routine accounting adjustments.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring results are complete, accurate and delivered within agreed deadlines.
• Maintain strong balance sheet discipline by completing regular reconciliations, investigating variances and resolving outstanding items.
• Provide clear commentary and analysis to explain movements in the profit and loss account and balance sheet.
• Ensure financial entries are posted accurately to the correct cost centres and nominal codes.
• Work with our FP&A team and operational stakeholders to investigate variances, understand cost drivers and provide useful financial insight.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and ad hoc financial analysis when required.
• Help improve finance processes, controls and reporting routines, identifying opportunities to reduce manual work and improve accuracy.
• Build positive working relationships across Finance and the wider business, responding to queries in a helpful, professional and timely manner.
• Support colleagues across the business with financial guidance, helping them make informed decisions that contribute to excellent experiences for our guests and Owners.
• Ensure financial processes and controls are followed consistently, escalating any concerns, risks or unusual transactions promptly.
• Share knowledge with colleagues and contribute to a collaborative Finance team that aims to get things right first time, every time.

Skills, experience, and qualities you'll need

• You’ll be working towards a recognised accountancy qualification, such as CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent, with demonstrable progress through your studies.
• A finance, accounting or business-related degree, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within a Finance team, with exposure to month-end close, journals, reconciliations and management reporting.
• Experience preparing or supporting management accounts and explaining financial variances to finance or non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, with the ability to work accurately with financial data.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting matters clearly and confidently to different audiences.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload and deliver accurate, high-quality work to tight deadlines.
• A curious and proactive approach to problem-solving, process improvement and strengthening financial controls.
• Experience in a consumer-facing, hospitality, leisure or multi-site business would be beneficial.
• Experience using finance systems, reporting tools or large data sets to support analysis and decision-making would also be an advantage.

What we can offer you

• Bonus Scheme
• Private Health Care
• Enhanced Family Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays
• On Park Discounts
• Awards and recognition

Our Promise to You

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all! We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. From our investors to our teams, we love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We'll never accept any form of discrimination, and we’ll forever strive not just for our product to be unique but our people too. After all, wouldn't it be boring if we were all the same? In short, we want to bring your whole self to work!