Management Accountant - Payroll

Matchtech; West of England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech seeks a qualified Management Accountant with payroll reconciliation experience to join a complex finance function on a contract basis. You will validate balance sheet and control accounts across multiple entities, support audit readiness and drive process improvement.

You will work with payroll, shared services and external teams to resolve variances, deliver certification packs and sustain a standardized reconciliation framework.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA or an equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong experience with balance sheet reconciliation, account review and control account investigation.
• Experience of month-end close in a complex or multi-entity finance environment.
• Ability to investigate historical accounting issues with incomplete data.
• Understanding of payroll accounting and payroll reconciliations.
• Experience supporting audit or transformation programmes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured reviews of balance sheet and control accounts.
• Assess account completeness, supporting evidence and reconciling items.
• Reconstruct account history to identify root causes and misstatements.
• Investigate unsupported balances and aged reconciling items.
• Collaborate with payroll, shared services and external teams to resolve variances.
• Oversee corrective actions and verify balance accuracy and policy compliance.
• Prepare balance sheet certification packs and audit-ready documentation.
• Drive standardisation through reconciliation tools and guidelines.

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliation

Payroll reconciliations

Audit readiness

Data investigation

Multi-entity finance

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Our client is seeking a Management Accountant - Payroll for a contract opportunity within a complex finance environment. The role will focus on assessing, validating and certifying the integrity of balance sheet and control accounts across multiple entities, supporting audit readiness, control remediation and sustainable process improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct structured reviews of balance sheet and control accounts against established reconciliation policies
• Assess account completeness, accuracy, supporting evidence, reconciling items and outstanding balances
• Reconstruct account history, where required, to identify root causes, historical inaccuracies and potential misstatements
• Investigate unsupported balances and aged reconciling items by tracing general ledger postings back to source data
• Work collaboratively with local payroll, finance, shared services and external finance teams to resolve variances
• Oversee corrective actions and verify that balances are accurate, complete, supported and policy compliant
• Prepare formal account health reports, balance sheet certification packs and audit-ready supporting documentation
• Drive standardisation through reconciliation tools, payroll-focused account guidelines, review timetables and clear escalation processes

Key Deliverables:

• Documented historical balance sheet reviews covering up to three years of activity
• Account health assessments for all relevant and material balance sheet accounts
• Fully reconciled and cleared material control accounts
• Formal balance sheet certification packs suitable for audit and due diligence review
• Reduction of aged and unsupported balances
• A sustainable, standardised reconciliation and certification framework

Job Requirements:

• Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA or an equivalent professional qualification
• Strong experience in balance sheet reconciliation, account review and control account investigation
• Experience of month-end close within a complex or multi-entity finance environment
• Proven ability to investigate historical accounting issues and work with incomplete or poor-quality data
• Understanding of payroll accounting, payroll reconciliations and related finance controls
• Experience supporting audit, financial due diligence, control remediation or transformation programmes is desirable
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and the ability to deal effectively with ambiguity
• Demonstrable perseverance, adaptability and a clear drive for results

Performance Measures:

• Validated historical accounts and completed balance sheet reviews
• Reduction in aged reconciling items and elimination of unsupported balances
• Accuracy and completeness of balance sheet certification documentation
• Timely completion of monthly reconciliations and sign-off
• Reduction in audit findings relating to balance sheet accounts and financial controls

If you are a qualified Management Accountant with strong balance sheet, payroll reconciliation and control account experience, this contract opportunity offers the chance to make a significant impact across a complex finance function.