Senior Management Accountant

JAM Recruitment Ltd; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM Recruitment Ltd in Coventry is seeking a Senior Management Accountant for a full-time, temporary contract. The role offers a daily rate of £300–£350 with hybrid working (up to 40% from home).

You will own monthly management accounts, including P&L and Balance Sheet, for a portfolio of entities and support budgeting and forecasting. Reporting to senior stakeholders, you will provide financial insight, perform journal entries, complete intercompany reconciliations, and line-manage one team

Qualifications

• Fully qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) management accounting experience in a commercial setting.
• Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting with operational stakeholders.
• Strong Excel and ERP systems skills; supervisory/leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver monthly management accounts for a portfolio of entities including P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with meaningful financial insight for operational stakeholders.
• Line manage one staff member and coach/develop them.
• Prepare and post journals (accruals, prepayments, month-end adjustments).
• Manage entity trial balances, ensure complete and accurate information.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Process intercompany transactions and reconciliations across entities.
• Provide commentary on financial performance and variances against budget/forecast.

Skills

Excel

ERP systems

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified

Job description

Based in Coventry, this full-time, temporary Senior Management Accountant contract offers a daily rate of £300–£350 with hybrid working (up to 40% from home). Reporting for a well-known corporate brand, you will take ownership of monthly management accounts for a portfolio of entities, including Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet preparation. The position involves supporting budgeting and forecasting, delivering financial insight to operational stakeholders, and line managing one individual. Candidates should possess strong technical accounting skills and the ability to ensure complete, accurate trial balances. This role suits a qualified professional seeking an immediate interim placement with a genuine sense of purpose. A fantastic opportunity to add a well known and respected corporate brand to your CV, this is a fascinating, high performing business which boasts a genuine sense of purpose and societal value.

Responsibilities

• The Role As Senior Management Accountant you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting business performance, taking ownership of the monthly management accounts for a portfolio of entities, support budgeting and forecasting activities, and provide meaningful financial insight to operational stakeholders.
• You'll also act as line manager for one person.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and supporting schedules.
• Ownership of entity trial balances, ensuring all financial information is complete and accurate.
• Prepare and post journals, incl. accruals, prepayments and other month end adjustments.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and investigate any variances.
• Process intercompany transactions and reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Provide clear commentary on financial performance, highlighting key variances against budget and forecast.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets and regular financial forecasts.
• Build strong relationships with operational managers, providing financial support and commercial insight.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and monitor capital expenditure.
• Support the year end audit process and liaise with external auditors.
• Prepare cashflow forecasts and manage intercompany funding requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, controls and business performance.
• Line manage and develop a Management Accountant, providing support, coaching and review of their work.

Requirements

• Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) Management Accounting experience gained in a commercial setting - TB through to final reporting.
• Experience of supporting Budgeting and Forecasting processes and partnering operational stakeholders.
• Excel and ERP systems skills.
• Supervisory/leadership experience would be highly advantageous.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Daily rate to £350 per day, inside IR35.