Part Time Management Accountant

Trial Balance; Truro; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Trial Balance is seeking an experienced Management Accountant for a permanent part-time role in Truro. The role is 30 hours per week, with a hybrid arrangement offering up to two days remote.

Reporting to the CFO, you will work across multiple sectors, prepare management accounts with commentary, and mentor junior staff. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or have relevant vocational experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounts with commentary.
• Mentoring junior finance staff.
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and cashflow forecasting.
• Manufacturing/stock-holding exposure advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of high quality management accounts with commentary
• Mentoring and developing junior members of the finance team
• Assist CFO and SMT on accounting projects
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
• Cashflow forecasting
• Assisting with budget setting
• Develop system and process improvements
• Cost control
• Month end journal entries and reconciliations
• Preparation cash flow forecasts
• Assist in year end and audit processes

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Cashflow forecasting

Budgeting & planning

Balance sheet reconciliations

Month end close

Year end & audit support

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder liaison

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

AAT or vocational experience

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

Accounting software

Job description

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a long standing client based in Truro, a multifaceted services business with a number of interesting entities delivering multiple income streams. Due to continued expansion, the company seeks to recruit an experienced Management Accountant to join them on a part time arrangement. This is a permanent role working 30 hours per week to be structured to suit the successful candidate (4 full days, 5 shorter days etc). The company also offers a hybrid working arrangement with up to 2 days working remotely if required.

Reporting to an experienced CFO and working as part of a small but well established finance team, this will be broad and interesting role which works across a number of industry sectors. Key responsibilities to include:

• Preparation of high quality management accounts with commentary
• Mentoring and developing junior members of the finance team
• Play a key role in assisting CFO and SMT on a range of ongoing accounting projects
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
• Cashflow forecasting
• Assisting with budget setting
• Play a key role in developing system and process improvements
• Cost control
• Month end journal entries and reconciliations
• Preparation cash flow forecasts
• Assist in year end and audit processes

For this role we seek an experienced candidate, ideally part/fully professionally qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), although our client is very happy to also consider those with appropriate vocational experience and/or AAT. Previous experience gained within a manufacturing and/or stock holding business, or with exposure to physical inventory’s would be advantageous though not essential. The company is highly technology focussed so a sound understanding of digital accounting platforms and strong MS Excel skills will be essential. This is a visible role within the business, managing a small team and regularly liaising with colleagues outside of finance so excellent leadership and relationship building skills will be essential.