Senior Management Accountant

Altum Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established retail business in West London is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to lead a high-performing finance team. This role emphasizes people leadership, financial control, and process excellence, ensuring accurate reporting and strong controls within a hybrid working environment. Ideal candidates will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with proven experience in management accounting and team development. The position offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, and generous staff benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual bonus

Generous staff discounts

Supportive working culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and developing a finance team.
• Strong technical management accounting and balance sheet control experience.
• Retail or consumer sector experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of 6-7 accountants.
• Take ownership of monthly management accounts and trial balances.
• Ensure reporting accuracy and strong controls.

Skills

Management team leadership

Technical management accounting

Analytical skills

Advanced Excel skills

Communication skills

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified

Tools

SUN or similar ERP systems

Job description

Retail | Hybrid (2 days office / 3 days WFH) | West London

A well-established retail business is looking for a Senior Management Accountant to lead a high-performing Management Accounting team in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, you'll manage and develop a team of 6-7 accountants and take full ownership of the monthly management accounts, trial balances, balance sheet control, and audit support. This role is heavily focused on people leadership, financial control, and process excellence, rather than budgeting or commercial partnering.

You'll work closely with Financial Accounting, Tax, Commercial Finance, and senior stakeholders, ensuring reporting accuracy, strong controls, and continuous improvement across finance systems and processes. There is also exposure to finance transformation projects, with scope to champion automation and AI-led efficiencies, and to deputise for the Financial Controller when required.

Key Requirements

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified
• Proven experience managing and developing a finance team (essential)
• Strong technical management accounting and balance sheet control experience
• Confident communicator with excellent analytical skills
• Advanced or strong intermediate Excel skills
• Retail or consumer sector experience (desirable)
• Experience with SUN or similar ERP systems (desirable)

Package & Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual bonus
• Hybrid working (2 days office-based)
• Generous staff discounts and benefits
• Supportive, inclusive working culture

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on, people-focused finance leader looking to make a real impact within a collaborative retail environment.