Senior Management Accountant

Eclipse; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Eclipse Global is a leader in live event production, delivering cutting-edge audio-visual and scenic solutions. We seek a technically strong and commercially minded Management Accountant to own the monthly management accounts, controls and reporting while enhancing finance processes and supporting the migration from Xero to NetSuite.

The role focuses on detailed balance sheet reconciliations, variance analysis and proactive financial insight to aid strategic decision-making for the CEO and

Qualifications

• Hands-on role establishing strong financial controls and processes.
• Month-end close, journals, accruals and reconciliations experience.
• Support Finance Director with financial analysis and management reporting.
• Assist in developing finance systems and reporting improvements.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts process and timely reporting.
• Prepare month-end journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Develop a structured month-end close with clear responsibilities and deadlines.
• Ensure general ledger integrity and investigate anomalies.
• Produce P&L, balance sheet and related schedules.
• Analyze variances against budget/forecast and prior periods.
• Support NetSuite migration from Xero and related finance processes.

Skills

Accounting knowledge

Excel proficiency

FP&A

Project accounting

Reconciliations

Management reporting

Job description

Eclipse Global is an industry leader in live event production, where we craft unforgettable experiences for clients through our cutting-edge audio-visual and scenic solutions. Our dedicated team of professionals brings exceptional events to life in all scales and formats. Currently, we're seeking technically strong and commercially minded Management Accountant.

This is a hands-on role with responsibility for establishing strong financial controls, reconciliations, management reporting and finance processes, while improving the accuracy and integrity of financial information across the business.

A key objective of the role is to take ownership of the detailed financial processes and analysis required to run an effective finance function, enabling the Finance Director to focus increasingly on financial strategy, business planning, commercial decision-making and supporting the CEO and leadership team.

The role will also play an important part in the continued development of Eclipse’s finance systems and reporting capability, including the planned migration from Xero to NetSuite.

The successful candidate will combine strong core accounting knowledge with excellent Excel, analytical, FP&A, project accounting and reconciliation skills and will be comfortable improving processes as well as performing detailed financial analysis.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Management Accounting & Month-End Control
• Take ownership of the monthly management accounts process and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Prepare and review month-end journals, accruals, prepayments, deferred income, accrued income and other accounting adjustments.
• Develop a structured and controlled month-end close process with clear responsibilities, deadlines and supporting documentation.
• Ensure the integrity of the general ledger and investigate unusual or inconsistent balances.
• Produce monthly P&L, balance sheet and supporting management reporting schedules.
• Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior periods and investigate significant variances.
• Provide concise financial analysis and commentary to the Finance Director/CFO.
• Ensure appropriate supporting documentation and audit trails are maintained.
• Establishing a comprehensive balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Preparing and reviewing monthly reconciliations for all key balance sheet accounts.
• Investigating and resolving historic or unexplained balances.
• Ensuring reconciling items are cleared promptly rather than carried forward between periods.
• Reconciling information between operational systems, project records and the general ledger.
• Reviewing control accounts and ensuring transactions are correctly coded and allocated.
• Improving controls around revenue, costs, project accounting and month-end cut‑off.
• Developing clear finance procedures and documented processes.
• Identifying weaknesses in existing processes and implementing practical improvements.
• Revenue Recognition
• Take responsibility for ensuring that revenue is recognised accurately, consistently and in the correct accounting period.

This will include:

• Reviewing project and job status at month end.
• Ensuring appropriate recognition of revenue in accordance with applicable accounting standards and Group policies.
• Preparing and reconciling accrued income, deferred income and revenue‑related balance sheet accounts.
• Reconciling invoiced revenue to revenue recognised.
• Reviewing cut‑off at month end.
• Working with operational teams to understand project delivery dates, completion status, cancellations and changes in project scope.
• Maintaining clear supporting calculations and documentation for revenue recognition.
• Identifying and resolving discrepancies between financial and operational project information.

Project Accounting & Profitability

• Maintain accurate financial information for individual projects and jobs.
• Review project revenue, direct costs, gross profit and gross margin.
• Reconcile project accounting information to the general ledger.
• Analyse actual costs against estimates, budgets and quotations.
• Identify margin erosion, cost overruns and unusual project variances.
• Review project closure and ensure all relevant revenue and costs have been recognised.
• Support improved reporting of project, customer and business‑line profitability.
• Work with operational and commercial teams to improve the accuracy of project financial information.
• Provide analysis to support the Finance Director’s wider review of margins and commercial performance.

Support the Finance Director and developing Eclipse’s FP&A capability.

Responsibilities will include:

• Supporting annual budgeting and periodic forecasting.
• Maintaining and improving financial models.
• Preparing analysis of revenue, gross profit, operating costs and business performance.
• Assisting with cash flow and working capital modelling.
• Supporting scenario analysis and sensitivity modelling.
• Analysing historical trends and identifying key drivers of financial performance.
• Preparing data and models to support strategic and commercial decision-making.
• Developing more efficient and reliable forecasting processes.
• Supporting the production of management, Board and Group reporting.

The role is expected to provide the financial modelling, data integrity and analytical foundation that allows the Finance Director to focus on interpretation, strategic decisions and business direction.

Finance Systems & NetSuite Implementation

The Management Accountant will play a key role in the planned migration of the finance function from Xero to NetSuite.

Responsibilities may include:

• Supporting the design and implementation of finance processes within NetSuite.
• Reviewing existing Xero processes and identifying opportunities to simplify or improve