Management Accountant (Temp)

Absolute Recruit; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Absolute Recruit is hiring a Temporary Management Accountant for a growing, private equity-backed business. This assignment will suit a hands-on professional who can get up to speed quickly and take ownership of key reporting tasks.

Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, you'll help keep month-end reporting on schedule, produce monthly management accounts across multiple sites, and assist with year-end preparation and balance sheet reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Hands-on management accounting experience
• Strong reconciliation skills and attention to detail
• Confident Excel user with clear communication

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts across multiple sites
• Produce P&L reports with variance analysis
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations
• Support year-end preparation and audit information
• Review accruals and prepayments for accurate reporting
• Respond to day-to-day finance queries from operational managers
• Provide additional capacity during the busy period and during permanent recruitment

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end reporting

Variance analysis

Excel

Tools

Excel

Job description

Absolute Recruit is hiring a Temporary Management Accountant for a growing, private equity-backed business.

The business needs additional support through a busy year-end period while it recruits a permanent member of the finance team. Working closely with the Group Financial Controller, you'll help keep month-end reporting on schedule and support year-end preparation.

This assignment will suit a hands-on Management Accountant who can get up to speed quickly and take ownership of key reporting and reconciliation tasks.

The role

• Prepare monthly management accounts across multiple sites.
• Produce P&L reports with clear variance analysis and commentary.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
• Support year-end preparation, including schedules and information for the audit.
• Review accruals and prepayments to support accurate reporting.
• Respond to day-to-day finance queries from operational managers.
• Provide additional capacity during the busy period and permanent recruitment process.

About you

• You'll have hands-on management accounting experience and be confident managing month-end tasks with limited supervision. Strong reconciliation skills, attention to detail and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines will be essential.
• You’ll be a confident Excel user who communicates clearly and works well with finance and operational colleagues. Experience within a multi-site business would be helpful.