Management Accountant - Newly Qual

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Management Accountant to join their dynamic team in Glasgow. This pivotal role involves overseeing financial processes, producing accurate management accounts, and supporting exciting business changes planned through 2025. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong management accounting experience and a solid understanding of IFRS and UK tax compliance. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and the chance to contribute to significant financial projects within a growing global manufacturing business. If you're ready to take ownership and drive process improvements, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in management accounting and IFRS.
• Strong technical skills in UK tax and project accounting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and coach finance teams for accurate transaction recording.
• Produce timely and meaningful management accounts.
• Support cashflow forecasting and compliance with tax matters.

Skills

Management Accounting

IFRS Knowledge

Tax Compliance (UK)

Supervision/Coaching

Process Improvement

Excellent Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (ICAS/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP Systems

Reporting Systems

Job description

We are partnered with our key client to recruit a Management Accountant. This is a critical and wide-ranging role covering monthly management accounts, project accounting and cashflow and business forecasting. There is also exciting business, system and process change planned through 2025 that the MA will be expected to support along with the day-to-day tasks.

Client Details

Our client is a market leading global manufacturing business who are enjoying lots of growth in both the UK and overseas. They have a Glasgow head office and offer hybrid working.

Description

The successful candidate will likely have the following responsibilities:

• Day to day oversight & coaching of senior finance assistant and in country finance teams to ensure that transactions are recorded timeously and accurately through all ledgers and month end and year end schedules and working papers are prepared to a high standard
• Monthly review and challenge of projects with business units including valuation of work in progress based on percentage completion
• Production of on time, accurate and meaningful management accounts to group deadlines
• Co-ordinate credit control efforts by local staff, ensuring that proper escalation steps are followed
• Bi-weekly cashflow forecasts
• Support currency and working capital management with wider group
• Work with FD and business leads to produce quarterly forecasts and annual budgets
• Leading the delivery of the group and local financial statement audits for global entities annually
• Liase with local advisors to oversee compliance with and changes to local tax matters (VAT, Corporation Tax, Withholding Tax, Transfer Pricing)
• Liase closely with business along with FD to understand and advise on implications of business plans on cash, tax and profitability
• Support ad hoc projects including system changes, process improvements, M&A or investment appraisal

Profile

The successful candidate will likely have the following profile:

• Qualified accountant ICAS/ACCA/CIMA
• Management accounting exp
• Sound technical skills, specifically with IFRS and tax (UK)
• Exp of supervision/coaching others (formal line management experience a plus)
• Good understanding of ERP and reporting systems
• Good understanding of project accounting and revenue recognition under IFRS 15
• Able to quickly understand existing business processes
• Able to take ownership of and deliver tasks to completion with minimum supervision
• Track record of process improvement
• Excellent communication skills that can be tailored across all levels in a business

Job Offer

This opportunity offers a highly competitive package with a salary bracket of 50,000- 55,000 DOE plus benefits.