Senior Management Accountant - 6 Month FTC

Maison Estelle; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays

Pension and life assurance

Inclusion in the Tronc scheme

Health cash plan

Regular team get-togethers

Great incentives and reward programmes

Job summary

Maison Estelle is looking for an experienced Senior Management Accountant to join our senior finance leadership team. This role involves overseeing key financial operations for prestigious membership clubs. Responsibilities include management reporting, business partnering, and budgeting. Candidates should be qualified finance professionals with strong technical accounting skills, able to engage both finance and non-finance stakeholders. The position offers a supportive environment with various perks like 30 days holiday and health cash plans.

Qualifications

• A qualified or qualified-by-experience finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise.
• Proven experience leading finance teams in a multi-entity or group environment.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and confident operating across all aspects of the accounting function.
• A strong communicator, able to engage and influence both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, solutions-focused, and committed to continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and optimize key financial operations and management reporting.
• Ensure accurate management reporting and drive business performance.
• Build strong relationships with key operational teams.

Skills

Technical accounting expertise

Leadership in finance teams

Communication skills

Operational efficiency improvement

Detail-oriented approach

Education

Qualified finance professional

Job description

Maison Estelle is a private members’ club set in a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse on Grafton Street, Mayfair. A ‘hosted home’, bringing people together that have plenty to say and nothing to prove. A new school club (no rules), with old school values of personalised service and discretion.

What’s in it for you?

At Estelle, we prioritise your well‑being and growth, offering a range of perks to enrich your experience. Enjoy exclusive staff rates and biannual socials. Nurture your well‑being with stocked colleague spaces and staff food. Engage in forums shaping The Estelle Way. Join us for a fulfilling journey where you are valued, supported, and celebrated.

Here at Estelle, we want to create a unified culture and sense of belonging across both Estelle Manor and Maison Estelle. We have a range of perks and benefits at your fingertips:

• 30 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (increasing with length of service), pension and life assurance.
• Inclusion in the Tronc scheme.
• A health cash plan to claim money back and get access to lots of ways to support your physical & mental wellbeing.
• Goes without saying, but we will feed you during your shift.
• Lots of opportunity to develop your skills and progress internally.
• Regular team get togethers, from regular team drinks to bi-annual parties.
• Opportunities to join one of our committees and influence how we do things, how we socialise and how we support the local community.
• Great incentives and reward programmes including recommend a friend bonuses, employee of the month and much more.

We are seeking an experienced, hands‑on Senior Management Accountant to join our senior finance leadership team, reporting directly to the Head of Finance. This role supports two of London’s most prestigious membership clubs, Maison Estelle and Celeste, alongside the Group holding company.

As Senior Management Accountant you will be overseeing and optimising key financial operations, ensuring accurate management reporting, and driving business performance through strategic financial analysis.

This role includes an understanding of transactional accounting, business partnering, and budget forecasting to ensure operational efficiency and financial accuracy.

Responsibilities

Monthly Management Reporting

• Month End Close activities. Management Reporting development and presentation of data to senior team members. Develop KPI’s to drive efficiency of the two transactional departments
• P&L Accuracy and Financial Insight
• Ensure all revenues and costs are correctly coded to enable accurate departmental P&Ls.
• Provide clear, insightful analysis of financial performance, including variance analysis against budgets and forecasts.
• Work closely with Heads of Department to drive accountability and ownership of financial performance.

Business Partnering

• Build strong relationships with key operational teams, acting as a trusted finance business partner.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Identify manning guide inefficiencies to support HODs.

Budgeting and Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting processes.
• Collaborate with department heads to develop realistic and robust financial plans.

About You

• A qualified or qualified-by-experience finance professional with strong technical accounting expertise
• Proven experience leading finance teams in a multi-entity or group environment
• Hands‑on, detail‑oriented, and confident operating across all aspects of the accounting function
• A strong communicator, able to engage and influence both finance and non‑finance stakeholders
• Proactive, solutions‑focused, and committed to continuous improvement