RTR Accountant

MAG (Airports Group); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible pension plan up to 10%

Free parking

Subsidised transport

Company discounts

Volunteering days

Free Virtual GP service

Care Concierge service

Job summary

MAG (Airports Group) is seeking an RTR Accountant to join Group Finance on a fixed-term contract through to 31 December 2027, with a focus on US marketplace entities across Cavu and Apollo. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will manage accounting across these entities, delivering timely financial reporting through month-end, quarter-end and year-end.

You’ll go beyond reporting to provide meaningful financial insight, strengthen controls, and help standardise processes as the business

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA and experience in management accounts.
• Strong grounding in management accounting, including journals, accruals, prepayments and month-end close.
• Ability to interpret numbers and communicate financial insights to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities with journals, accruals, prepayments and ledger reviews.
• Ensure financial results are reported in line with accounting standards and internal deadlines.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving outstanding items.
• Maintain effective financial controls and robust supporting documentation.
• Carry out variance analysis and identify key performance drivers to provide meaningful insights.
• Work with stakeholders to provide financial reporting and respond to accounting queries.
• Support audit readiness and compliance with accounting standards and policies.
• Investigate anomalies and reconciliation differences and determine corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, standardisation and automation across Finance processes.
• Support finance transformation initiatives and system enhancements.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

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Business area: Group Finance
Location: Manchester
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31/12/2027
Working pattern: Hybrid (2/3 days per week onsite

Why MAG?

At MAG, we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK-owned airport operator, we serve over 66 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate.

Sustainability is one of our core values and shapes everything we do. We're committed to protecting the environment and supporting our local communities through programmes spanning airport and airline decarbonisation, education, skills and employment support, community engagement and volunteering.

We recognise that creating a first-class journey for our customers starts with creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues, and we're committed to building inclusive environments where our people can thrive.

You’ll also have access to a great range of benefits, including:

• Flexible and generous company pension plan with various company contribution options, up to 10%
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• A huge range of company discounts
• Two volunteering days per year
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Care Concierge service

The role

We’re looking for an RTR Accountant to join our Group Finance team on a fixed-term contract through to 31 December 2027, with a particular focus on the US marketplace entities across Cavu and Apollo.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll take responsibility for management accounting across these entities, delivering accurate and timely financial reporting through month-end, quarter-end and year-end.

This is more than a reporting role. You’ll get under the numbers to understand performance, provide meaningful financial insight and help strengthen our financial controls. You’ll also play an important part in improving and standardising our Finance and Accounting processes as the business continues to evolve.

You’ll work with colleagues across Group Finance and Cavu, giving you exposure to a broad range of teams and stakeholders.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end and year-end close activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments and ledger reviews.
• Ensure financial results are reported accurately and in line with accounting standards and internal deadlines.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving outstanding items.
• Maintain effective financial controls and robust supporting documentation.
• Carry out variance analysis, identify key performance drivers and turn financial information into meaningful insight.
• Work with stakeholders across the business, providing financial reporting and responding to accounting queries.
• Support audit readiness and compliance with accounting standards, internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Investigate anomalies, errors and reconciliation differences and determine appropriate corrective action.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, standardisation and automation across Finance and Accounting processes.
• Support finance transformation initiatives, system enhancements and the introduction of better ways of working.

What will make you succesful in the role?

• You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience preparing and reviewing management accounts.
• You'll have a strong grounding in management accounting, including journals, accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and month-end close activities. You'll also understand the importance of good financial controls, statutory reporting, audit requirements and regulatory compliance.
• You’ll be someone who can look beyond the numbers, spot discrepancies or unusual trends and work through the detail to understand what’s driving them. Just as importantly, you’ll be comfortable working with stakeholders across the business and communicating financial information clearly.

You’ll also bring:

• Relevant experience working within a General Ledger function.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet demanding reporting deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence working with different stakeholders and challenging constructively where needed.
• The ability to adapt and contribute positively in a changing environment.
• Experience using SAP or a similar ERP system, together with intermediate to advanced Excel skills, would be advantageous.

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

We’re building something brilliant at MAG: a diverse team of Journey Makers who share our values and want to make a difference. We’re on a mission to be number one in our industry, and that takes talent in all its forms.

With so many exciting roles across our airports and businesses, there’s space for your unique strengths to shine. Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you, even if you don’t think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We’re committed to helping you perform at your best.

At MAG, every journey matters. Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that: Women’s Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.