Senior Management Accountant

Talentedge; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working in Central London

Exposure to senior finance leadership

Opportunities for progression

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Talentedge is partnering with a fast-growing hospitality group to recruit a Senior Management Accountant into its expanding finance team in London. You will own monthly management accounts across venues, lead month-end close, and deliver site-level reporting with profitability insights.

You will partner with Operations Managers and senior leadership, analysing key KPIs and supporting budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA accountant with multi-site experience.
• Proven track record in management accounting and reporting.
• Strong Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Experience partnering with operations and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly management accounts and multi-venue P&L reporting.
• Lead month-end, accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide site-level financial insight and identify profitability improvements.
• Partner with Operations Managers and senior leaders on performance.
• Analyse KPIs (labour, F&B margins, revenue, COGS, overheads).
• Support budgeting, rolling forecasts and cash flow planning.
• Improve controls, reporting processes and operational efficiency.
• Assist VAT, audits and statutory reporting; support new site openings.

Skills

Management accounting

P&L reporting

Variance analysis

Excel skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Automated reporting

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

ERP systems

Reporting software

Job description

Talentedge is partnering with a fast-growing, multi-site hospitality group to recruit a Senior Management Accountant into its expanding finance team.

With an established portfolio of venues across London and ambitious growth plans, the business offers an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded accountant to take ownership of financial reporting, drive improvements in financial processes and support operational decision-making.

Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial information, improving reporting capabilities and partnering with operational stakeholders across the business.

The Role

• Own the preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts, including detailed P&L reporting across multiple venues.
• Lead month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, journals, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Produce site-level financial reporting, identifying trends and opportunities to improve profitability.
• Partner closely with Operations Managers and senior leadership to provide commercial insight into venue performance.
• Analyse key hospitality KPIs, including labour costs, food and beverage margins, revenue, COGS and overhead expenditure.
• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and cash flow planning across the group.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial controls, reporting processes and operational efficiencies.
• Support VAT returns, audit preparation and statutory reporting requirements.
• Assist with financial modelling and commercial analysis for new site openings and expansion opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of finance systems, reporting automation and process improvements as the business continues to scale.

About You

• Qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA
• Strong management accounting experience, ideally gained within a multi-site hospitality, leisure, retail or consumer-facing business.
• Confident preparing and reviewing management accounts, with a strong understanding of P&L performance and balance sheet controls.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful operational insights.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with accounting or reporting systems.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Proactive, analytical and keen to take ownership of processes while supporting a growing finance function.

What's on Offer

• Hybrid working in Central London.
• Exposure to senior finance and operational leadership.
• Opportunity to contribute to the financial development of an expanding hospitality group.
• Clear scope for progression as the business continues to grow.
• Collaborative, commercially focused working environment.