Newly Qualified Management Accountant: Month-End & Forecasts

Synergem Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergem Recruitment is exclusively working with a highly profitable, well-established Leeds business to recruit a Management Accountant in a newly created role. You will own the month-end and management accounting for a key unit.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, controls and commercial finance within a structured group environment. This hands-on role offers development opportunities and meaningful business impact.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or nearing qualification (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with strong hands-on management accounting experience.
• Strong month-end accounting experience.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate reporting.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, organized approach with ability to manage own workload.
• Exposure to multi-entity accounting, budgeting/forecasting, VAT, audit or reporting automation advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and preparation of management accounts.
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, depreciation and month-end journals.
• Complete balance sheet, intercompany and key ledger reconciliations.
• Analyse revenue, cost of sales and financial performance.
• Support annual budgets and quarterly forecasting.
• Assist with cash flow forecasting.
• Support compliance, internal controls and audit requirements.
• Assist with VAT, year-end reporting and external audit.
• Provide clear financial commentary and collaborate with non-finance stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve and automate finance processes.

Skills

Excel

Month-end

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Organization

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA candidate

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Synergem Recruitment is exclusively working with a highly profitable, well-established Leeds business to recruit a Management Accountant in a newly created role. You will own the month-end and management accounting for a key unit.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, controls and commercial finance within a structured group environment. This hands-on role offers development opportunities and meaningful business impact.