Senior Management Accountant

IPS Finance; Garforth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Medicash health plan

Death in service - 3x annual salary

Employer pension contribution

Job summary

IPS Finance is seeking a fully qualified Senior Management Accountant to join our growing team and report to the CFO. The role covers the preparation of management accounts across multiple locations, with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.

You will support the CFO with commercial and operational insight, maintain strong financial controls and work closely with operational managers across locations. Hybrid working and a competitive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Strong management accounting experience.
• Confident with a hands-on role.
• Organised, commercially aware and able to manage competing priorities.
• Confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts across nine locations.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Carry out financial analysis, investigate variances and identify trends.
• Support the CFO with financial planning and business performance reporting.
• Maintain strong financial controls and accuracy of reporting.
• Collaborate with operational managers across locations.
• Support improvements to financial processes and reporting.

Skills

Management accounting

Communication to non-finance

Financial analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

We are seeking a fully qualified Senior Management Accountant to join an established and growing business, reporting directly to the CFO. This is a broad, hands-on role combining the preparation of management accounts across multiple locations with budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.

The successful candidate will enjoy a varied position, taking responsibility for accurate financial reporting while supporting the CFO with commercial and operational insight.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts across a portfolio of nine locations.
• Budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Financial analysis, investigating variances and identifying trends.
• Supporting the CFO with financial planning and business performance reporting.
• Maintaining strong financial controls and ensuring accuracy of reporting.
• Working closely with operational managers across the different locations.
• Supporting improvements to financial processes and reporting.

The Person:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Strong management accounting experience.
• Comfortable with a hands-on role.
• Organised, commercially aware and able to manage competing priorities.
• Confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders.

Salary & Benefits:

• Salary of £55,000.
• Hybrid working - 2-3 days office-based per week.
• Working hours of 9am-5pm, with some flexibility.
• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, with increasing holiday entitlement.
• Birthday day off.
• Death in service - 3 times annual salary.
• Medicash health plan.
• 3% employer pension contribution.