Senior Management Accountant

BAFTA; England; On-site; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa £55,000

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee health cash-back plan

Long-term sickness insurance

Life assurance - four times annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to cinemas and BAFTA events

Job summary

A leading film and television charity in London is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Management Accountant. The role involves supporting management and external financial reporting, assisting with audits, and modernising financial systems. Ideal candidates should possess an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least one year of experience, and a proven ability to enhance financial processes. This full-time position offers a salary of approximately £55,000 along with generous benefits including 29 days holiday and health cash-back plans.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of post-qualification experience.
• Ability to deliver improvements to financial processes.
• Experience with high-quality annual financial audits.

Responsibilities

• Support traditional management reporting.
• Assist with the annual financial audit.
• Lead projects to modernise financial systems.
• Collaborate to improve controls and processes.
• Provide technical accounting input.

Skills

Full accounting qualification

Experience with accounting systems

Proven improvements to financial processes

Experience in small Finance teams

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Finance databases

Job description

Overview

Senior Management Accountant, London W1 £55,000 per annum

This opportunity is for a detail-oriented Senior Management Accountant (SMA) with a flair for process improvement and systems development to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller (FC), this role provides an excellent opportunity for a current Senior Management Accountant or recently qualified Management Accountant looking to contribute across traditional management accounting and broader finance initiatives.

Working closely with the FC and wider Finance team, plus key stakeholders across the group, this role supports traditional management reporting, external financial reporting, and the annual financial audit, as well as project work focused on modernising and future-proofing financial systems and processes across the BAFTA group. This role combines technical accounting, project management, and problem-solving to shape BAFTA’s financial control environment.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of traditional management reporting and external financial reporting.
• Assist with the annual financial audit and liaise with auditors.
• Lead or participate in projects that modernise, streamline, and future‑proof financial systems and processes.
• Collaborate with the FC and wider Finance team to improve controls and processes.
• Provide technical accounting input and contribute to the development of process improvements.

Qualifications

• Full accounting qualification; ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent with PQE 1+ year.
• Experience with accounting systems and finance databases.
• Proven experience delivering improvements to financial processes, systems, and internal controls.
• Experience working in small Finance teams to deliver high-quality annual financial audits.

Benefits

• A salary of circa £55,000 per year
• Holiday - 29 days a year plus bank holidays
• Employee health cash-back plan
• Long-term sickness insurance
• Life assurance - four times your annual basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 confidential access to expert services including counselling, wellbeing, and independent legal and financial advice
• Cycle to Work Scheme & season ticket loan
• Access to cinemas throughout the UK and to BAFTA events

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and Management

Industries

• Accounting