Senior Management Accountant

Axon Moore; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work (2 days in office)

10% annual bonus

Global exposure

Professional development

Job summary

Global Business in Central Manchester is recruiting a Senior Management Accountant to deliver monthly management accounts, robust reporting and strategic financial insight. The role leads a small team and partners with senior stakeholders across the region.

Based in Central Manchester with hybrid working (2 days in office), the role offers £60,000-£65,000 base salary plus a 10% bonus and strong opportunities for professional development within a growing international organisation.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting and commercial awareness.
• Experience in management accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience in multinational or large corporate environment.
• Excellent balance sheet controls and reconciliations.
• Strong cashflow forecasting and budgeting.
• Knowledge of IFRS.
• Audit processes experience.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience across multiple currencies.
• Experience coaching/developing finance team.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Analyze performance, identify variances, provide commentary.
• Support annual budgets and periodic forecasts.
• Prepare regional cashflow forecasts and monitor actuals vs forecast.
• Maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations and controls.
• Collaborate with Regional Finance Partner for decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting and controls.
• Support statutory accounts and audits.
• Coordinate with local service providers for governance.
• Develop junior finance team members.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects including new customers/countries.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Cashflow forecasting

Stakeholder management

Advanced Excel

IFRS knowledge

Audit processes

Team coaching

Multinational experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Senior Management Accountant | Central MCR (2 days in office) |£60,000-£65,000 + 10% bonus | Global Business

Axon Moore are supporting a long-standing client, a market leading business with a strong global presence in their search for a qualified Senior Management Accountant.This is a key role providing high-quality financial insight, robust financial control and commercial support to senior stakeholders. You will also manage a small team of newly & part qualified accountants.

The successful candidate will take ownership of management reporting, forecasting and cashflow across the region, while also playing an important role in driving improvements to financial processes and controls.

The Role

• Producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Analysing financial performance, identifying variances and providing meaningful commentary and insight.
• Supporting annual budgets and periodic forecasting processes.
• Preparing and managing regional cashflow forecasts, monitoring actuals against forecast and identifying key cashflow drivers.
• Ensuring robust balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls are maintained.
• Working closely with internal stakeholders and the Regional Finance Business Partner to support commercial decision-making.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reporting, processes and financial controls.
• Supporting statutory accounts and internal/external audit requirements.
• Working with local service providers across the region to maintain strong financial governance.
• Supporting and developing junior members of the finance team.
• Contributing to ad hoc projects, including the implementation of new customers, countries and operating models.

About You

We are looking for a qualified accountant who can combine strong technical accounting skills with commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder management.

You will ideally have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification.
• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Experience working within a multinational or large corporate environment.
• Excellent understanding of balance sheet controls and reconciliations.
• Strong cashflow forecasting and budgeting experience.
• Good knowledge of IFRS.
• Experience working with internal and external audit processes.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience working across multiple currencies and/or international entities.
• Previous experience managing, coaching or developing finance team members.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What's on Offer

• £60,000-£65,000 basic salary
• 10% annual bonus
• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office
• Opportunity to join a growing international organisation.
• A broad, high-visibility role with exposure to senior stakeholders and regional finance.
• Excellent opportunity for professional development and progression.