Senior Management Accountant

ordnancesurvey; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension support

Performance bonus

Learning & development

Job summary

Ordnance Survey in Southampton is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to lead the Management Accounts team, own monthly and quarterly close, and drive improvements in reporting and financial controls.

You will partner with Finance Business Partners and FP&A, shaping processes and delivering high-quality reporting while developing a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Has a recognised accountancy qualification (preferably CIMA, ACA, ACCA).
• Has significant experience leading sizeable finance teams.
• Experience in complex reporting environments.
• Strong record of driving continuous improvement, automation and change within finance.
• Inspiring leader, develops people and fosters collaboration across the business.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Team Development: lead the Management Accounts team with accountability and development.
• Management Accounting and Reporting: own monthly and quarterly reporting cycle with robust controls.
• Financial Controls and Governance: ensure governance, balance sheet reconciliations and policy adherence.
• Continuous Improvement and Transformation: drive automation and standardisation of processes.
• Stakeholder Management: communicate insights to support decision-making.

Education

CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified

Job description

Senior Management Accountant

Full time

£61,189.00 - £71,387.00 (dependent on experience)

Hybrid

Southampton

We're excited to share an opportunity for an experienced and motivated finance professional to join Ordnance Survey as our Senior Management Accountant. This is a pivotal leadership role within Central Finance, responsible for leading the management accounting and reporting team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality monthly and quarterly reporting. The role offers an excellent opportunity to shape and improve financial processes, drive continuous improvement and automation, and play a key part in delivering a modern, high-performing finance function.

Working closely with Finance Business Partners, Technical Finance, FP&A and Finance Operations, you'll provide leadership across the financial close process while helping to ensure that financial information and insight support effective decision-making across OS.

About the role

As Senior Management Accountant, you'll lead and develop a team of management accountants and finance professionals, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

You'll be accountable for the integrity of management reporting, the effective operation of financial controls and reconciliations, and the successful delivery of monthly and quarterly close processes. Beyond reporting, you'll be expected to identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate finance processes, helping to build greater efficiency, control and insight across the organisation.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strong technical accounting expertise with people leadership, process improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership and Team Development
  Lead and develop the Management Accounts team by creating a high-performing, inclusive and accountable culture that delivers high-quality outcomes. You'll provide clear direction and priorities, support professional growth through coaching and development, and build team resilience through effective succession planning, cross-training and knowledge sharing

• Management Accounting and Reporting:
  Take ownership of the monthly and quarterly reporting cycle, ensuring the delivery of accurate, timely and insightful management information. You'll oversee the preparation and review of management accounts, manage reporting deadlines and dependencies, lead financial performance reviews, and maintain oversight of all core management accounting activities to ensure robust financial control and reporting integrity.

• Financial Controls and Governance:
  Ensure strong governance, control and compliance across all management accounting processes. You'll oversee balance sheet reconciliations and close assurance activities, maintain adherence to accounting policies and finance standards, and proactively identify and address reporting risks and control weaknesses to safeguard the quality and accuracy of financial information.

• Continuous Improvement and Transformation:
  Drive continuous improvement across the Management Accounts function by simplifying, standardising and automating processes. Working closely with finance and technology teams, you'll lead initiatives that enhance efficiency, reporting quality and insight, while developing and delivering a roadmap that strengthens systems, processes and ways of working.

• Stakeholder Management:
  Build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business, acting as a trusted source of financial expertise and insight. You'll understand the business performance and be able to link this understanding to the financial outcomes. You will be able to communicate complex financial information clearly, and support decision-making through high-quality reporting and explanations.

About You

• Has a recognised accountancy qualification (preferably CIMA, ACA, ACCA)
• Has significant experience leading sizeable finance teams
• Has experience working in complex businesses and reporting environments
• Brings a strong record of driving continuous improvement, automation and change within finance
• Is an inspiring leader, committed to developing people and fostering collaboration within the team and across the wider business, whilst being passionate about delivering high standards

The Rewards

We want you to love what you do and feel supported to do your best work.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary and pension (OS contribute up to 12.07%)
• Performance ‑ related bonus (where applicable)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Enhanced family leave, including paid partner leave
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Learning and development support, coaching and mentoring
• Free subscription to OS Maps and access to wellbeing support
• Volunteering leave and matched fundraising

Location & working pattern

We embrace a hybrid working model at OS, because we believe in flexibility and balance.