Senior Management Accountant

Pertemps Network Group; Weymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment agency is searching for a Management Accountant in Weymouth. The role focuses on leading management accounts, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and mentoring team members. Ideal candidates are fully qualified with relevant experience and are confident in using Excel and ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle. This position offers an opportunity for significant impact within the organization.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with management accounting experience.
• Confident with Excel and ERP systems.
• Ability to work under deadline pressures.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly management accounts and reconciliations.
• Produce variance analysis for decision making.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Coach junior team members on technical skills.
• Drive process improvements within financial reporting.

Skills

Management accounting

Excel proficiency

Using ERP systems

Analytical skills

Team mentoring

Education

ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Netsuite

Job description

Overview

Sheridan Maine are delighted to be working with a well-established and rapidly growing organisation that's looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join their finance team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes, and helping to shape the way financial information supports the wider business. You'll be at the heart of the month-end process, working closely with senior leadership, supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles, and mentoring a small team of Management Accountants.

What you're doing

• Leading on monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Producing insightful variance analysis and commentary to support commercial decisions.
• Working alongside the Senior Accountant to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process across the business.
• Coaching and guiding junior team members to develop their technical and professional skills.
• Taking the lead on process improvements, ensuring reporting is efficient, accurate, and compliant.
• Building strong relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

What we're looking for

• Fully qualified (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA) with a few years' solid management accounting experience.
• Confident using Excel and ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, or Netsuite).
• Comfortable working to deadlines and managing multiple priorities.
• Collaborative, approachable, and proactive.

This is a brilliant chance to step into a senior role where you'll have real influence and visibility across the business. If you're a confident Management Accountant looking for that next step up, or already operating at senior level and ready for a new challenge, I'd love to chat!

Sheridan Maine, specialising in accountancy & finance recruitment across the South Coast, placing talented professionals in permanent, interim, and contract roles across Dorset, Hampshire, and West Sussex.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.