Senior Management Accountant

Cherry Professional; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Professional is assisting a Derby-based client with a Senior Management Accountant role. The post offers hybrid working in a dynamic, expanding business, with a salary up to £60k and significant involvement in financial leadership.

You will manage a portfolio of management accounts, provide commercial insight, and lead a small finance team as the function grows in scale.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Strong understanding of management accounting and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio of management accounts with full P&L responsibility.
• Provide timely, meaningful management reporting and commentary.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Balance sheet controls

Communication

Analytical

Problem solving

Organised

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Management Accountant | Derby | Hybrid Available | to £60k

Are you a qualified accountant looking for a role that combines technical excellence, commercial exposure and leadership responsibility?

Whether you are an established management accountant in industry or a first time mover from practice, this could be the role for you.

Our client is a rapidly growing and dynamic business with ambitious plans for the future. As they continue to expand, they are looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant to join their high-performing finance team in Derby.

You’ll be joining a finance team at an exciting stage of its evolution. As the business continues to scale, finance plays a critical role in supporting operational performance, influencing decision-making and driving continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to become a key part of that journey, taking ownership, developing others and helping shape a finance function built for future growth.

The Role

As Senior Management Accountant, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality financial reporting, providing commercial insight and supporting the ongoing development of the finance team.

You will take ownership of a portfolio of management accounts, work closely with operational stakeholders and help ensure the finance function continues to deliver accurate, timely and meaningful information to support business performance.

Alongside your technical responsibilities, you’ll contribute to process improvements, support junior colleagues and act as a trusted partner to stakeholders across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Management Accounting & Reporting

• Ownership of a portfolio of management accounts.
• Full P&L responsibility, including analysis and insightful commentary.
• Preparation and review of month-end reporting packs.
• Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations and supporting documentation are maintained to a high standard.
• Supporting the successful delivery of month-end across the wider finance function.

Forecasting, Budgeting & Commercial Support

• Preparing and reviewing financial forecasts.
• Supporting the annual budgeting process through detailed analysis and challenge.
• Providing meaningful financial insight to operational stakeholders.
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities to support business decision-making.

Team Leadership & Development

• Supporting, coaching and developing three members of the finance team.
• Reviewing management accounts, journals and working papers to ensure quality and consistency.
• Acting as an escalation point for technical and process-related queries.
• Promoting best practice, strong financial controls and high professional standards.

Process Improvement & Technical Finance

• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency.
• Supporting audit requirements and finance-related queries.
• Taking ownership of key technical accounting areas.
• Driving continual improvements across reporting, controls and documentation.

About You

We are looking for an ambitious, commercially minded accountant who enjoys taking ownership, building relationships and adding value.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Technically strong with a solid understanding of management accounting, financial reporting and balance sheet controls.
• A confident communicator, capable of engaging effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Analytical, proactive and solutions-focused.
• Organised, resilient and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Passionate about maintaining high standards and continuously improving ways of working.

Desirable Experience

• Reviewing work and providing guidance to junior team members.
• Supervisory or line management experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.

Why Apply?

• Join a successful and rapidly expanding business with exciting growth plans.
• Gain exposure to senior leaders and key decision-makers.
• Enjoy a broad, commercially focused role with real influence across the business.
• Develop your leadership skills within a supportive and collaborative finance team.
• Benefit from genuine long-term career progression opportunities.
• Work in an environment that values initiative, continuous improvement and professional development.

Whether you’re looking to build on a successful career in industry or take the next step after qualifying in practice, this is an excellent opportunity to join a business where your contribution will be recognised and your career can grow alongside its continued success.