Senior Management Accountant

Sheridan Maine - Accounting, Audit & Tax Recruitment; Coventry; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Good transport links

Job summary

Sheridan Maine is seeking a Senior Management Accountant for a high-profile Midlands employer. You will own monthly management accounts, produce P&L and balance sheet, and provide insightful commentary for operational stakeholders.

You will line-manage one junior, support budgeting and forecasting, and drive improvements in reporting and controls. Hybrid working (40% WFH) with offices near public transport; daily rate to £350 inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified with CIMA/ACCA/ACA.
• Management accounting experience from TB to final reporting.
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting and partnering operational stakeholders.
• Excel and ERP systems proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts (P&L and Balance Sheet) and supporting schedules.
• Own entity trial balances and ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Prepare and post journals, accruals and month-end adjustments.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Process intercompany transactions and reconciliations across entities.
• Provide commentary on financial performance and variances vs budget/forecast.
• Support annual budgeting and regular financial forecasts.
• Line manage and develop a Management Accountant, providing coaching and review.

Skills

Excel

ERP systems

Management accounting

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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.

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.

The Person

• 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.

This is a fantastic interim opportunity with a respected Midlands employer of choice.

Hybrid working (40% WFH). Offices are near to public transport links.

Daily rate to £350 per day, inside IR35.

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

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.