Senior Management Accountant

IPS Group Limited; Garforth; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Birthday day off

Death in service 3x salary

Medicash health plan

3% employer pension contribution

25 days + bank holidays

Job summary

IPS Group Limited in Garforth, England, is seeking a fully qualified Senior Management Accountant to join the finance team. This broad, hands-on role covers management accounts across nine locations, plus budgeting, forecasting and financial planning, reporting directly to the CFO.

The successful candidate will provide commercial insight, maintain strong financial controls and support improvements to reporting processes.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience in management accounting across multiple locations.
• Ability to work hands-on and manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication with non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts across a portfolio of nine locations.
• Budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Financial analysis, investigating variances and identifying trends.
• Support CFO with financial planning and business performance reporting.
• Maintain strong financial controls and reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate with operational managers across locations.
• Support improvements to financial processes and reporting.

Skills

Management accounting experience

Hands-on

Organised and commercially aware

Communicating financial information to

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Job description

Senior Management Accountant

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.

This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking for a varied, hands-on senior management accounting position with direct exposure to the CFO and responsibility across a multi-site business.

Company Details

• Company: IPS Group Limited
• Salary: £50,000 to £55,000 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Garforth, LS25 1NX
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 10 Nov 2026
• Closing date: 9 Dec 2026

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