Senior Management Accountant

Investigo; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Investigo is partnering with a fast-growing, private equity-backed facilities management business seeking a Senior Management Accountant to join a high-performing finance team in Milton Keynes. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will deliver accurate management accounts and meaningful commercial insight across a contract-led operation.

This is a hybrid role with 4 days in the office at Milton Keynes, offering visibility into day-to-day reporting and finance transformation projects

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with relevant experience.
• Experience as Management Accountant or Finance Manager.
• Strong month-end accounting experience including journals, accruals and reconciliations.
• Excellent understanding of P&L reporting and balance sheet control.
• Experience in contract-led or service industries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel and systems capability.
• Ability to build relationships with finance and operational stakeholders.
• Proactive, continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary.
• Own month-end processes: journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Monitor contract profitability, revenue performance and cost trends.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting.
• Produce reporting packs for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with operations to investigate financial trends and risks.
• Support year-end audits and statutory reporting.
• Drive improvements to reporting processes and controls.
• Participate in finance transformation and continuous improvement projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Finance systems

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Hybrid Working | 4 days office based | Milton Keynes

We're partnering with a fast-growing, private equity-backed facilities management business seeking a Senior Management Accountant to join a high-performing finance team. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate management accounts, driving financial control and providing meaningful commercial insight across a complex, contract-led operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to step into a visible role where they can contribute to both day-to-day financial reporting and ongoing process improvement and finance transformation initiatives.

The Opportunity

You'll take ownership of monthly reporting for key business areas, ensuring financial results are accurate, complete and understood. Working closely with operational leaders, billing teams and senior finance stakeholders, you'll provide analysis that helps drive decision making across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts with detailed variance analysis and commentary
• Ownership of month-end processes including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Monitoring contract profitability, revenue performance and operational cost trends
• Reviewing accrued income, unbilled revenue and revenue recognition adjustments
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting activities
• Producing reporting packs and financial performance analysis for senior leadership
• Working closely with operational stakeholders to investigate financial trends and risks
• Supporting year-end audit requirements and statutory reporting activities
• Driving improvements to reporting processes, controls and month-end efficiency
• Contributing to wider finance transformation and continuous improvement projects

About You

We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional who combines strong technical accounting skills with the ability to investigate, analyse and explain financial performance.

You will ideally possess:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Previous experience in a Management Accountant, Senior Management Accountant, Finance Manager
• Strong month-end accounting experience including accruals, prepayments, journals and reconciliations
• Excellent understanding of P&L reporting and balance sheet control
• Experience within Property Services, Engineering Services, Support Services, Logistics or Business Services or within a contract-led business
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Excel skills and strong systems capability
• The ability to build relationships with both finance and operational stakeholders
• A proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset

Please note this is Office Based 4 days a week