Senior Management Accountant

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is partnering with a growing organisation seeking a qualified or nearly qualified Management Accountant. You will move beyond producing numbers to understand what drives performance and influence decision‑making.

You will partner with HR and operations, conduct payroll analysis, reconciliations, budget vs actual analysis, and provide financial insight. This hands-on role offers commercial exposure and opportunity to tell the story behind the numbers while developing business

Qualifications

• ACCA or CIMA qualified / nearly qualified.
• Strong technically across management accounting.
• Confident with reconciliations, analysis and month-end.
• Commercially minded and interested in the bigger picture.
• Proactive, inquisitive and willing to take ownership.
• Someone who can tell the story behind the numbers, rather than simply report them.

Responsibilities

• Payroll analysis – reviewing monthly payroll information and variances.
• Reconciliations – take ownership and ensure numbers are accurate.
• Budget vs actual analysis – investigate variances and explain results.
• Business partnering – build relationships with HR and operations to provide financial insight.
• Commercial business partnering – support the organisation's diversification.
• Stakeholder engagement – attend meetings and translate discussions into insights.
• Add value by identifying improvements and reporting findings.

Skills

ACCA/CIMA qualification

Management accounting

reconciliations

Month-end

Stakeholder management

Business partnering

Commercial finance

Storytelling with numbers

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT | QUALIFIED / NEARLY QUALIFIED | EXCITING BUSINESS PARTNERING OPPORTUNITY

Are you a qualified or nearly qualified ACCA/CIMA Management Accountant looking for a role where you can do more than just produce the numbers?

I'm working with a growing organisation that is looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant who wants to get closer to the business, understand what is really driving performance and have a genuine influence on decision‑making.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys the accounting AND the story behind the numbers.

What will you be doing?

Alongside the core management accounting responsibilities, you'll have exposure to:

• Payroll analysis - reviewing and analysing monthly payroll information, comparing it against budgets and highlighting variances to budget holders. This will require a high level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Reconciliations - taking ownership, getting stuck in and ensuring the numbers are accurate.
• Budget vs actual analysis - understanding the numbers, investigating variances and working closely with the Head of FP&A to explain what is happening and why.
• Business partnering - developing strong relationships with HR and wider operational teams and becoming a trusted finance partner.
• Commercial business partnering - supporting the private side of the organisation as it continues to diversify beyond its established customer base.
• Stakeholder engagement - attending meetings, understanding what is happening operationally and translating those conversations into meaningful financial insight.
• Adding value - reporting back on your findings, identifying what is working, what isn't and where improvements can be made.

What are they looking for?

We're looking for someone who is:

• ACCA or CIMA qualified / nearly qualified
• Strong technically across management accounting
• Confident with reconciliations, analysis and month‑end
• Commercially minded and interested in the bigger picture
• Comfortable challenging and discussing variances
• A confident communicator with strong stakeholder management skills
• Proactive, inquisitive and willing to take ownership
• Someone who can tell the story behind the numbers, rather than simply report them

This is a great opportunity for a Management Accountant who wants to develop their business partnering and commercial finance experience while remaining hands‑on with the accounting.