Senior Management Accountant: Insight & Growth

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Generous annual leave

People's Pension

Life assurance

CPD / Learning & Development support

Job summary

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools is expanding and opening a second support hub in Swindon. We are seeking a Senior Management Accountant who can turn financial data into actionable business insights and work with leaders across the group to drive performance and growth.

This new role within our finance team will help manage financial performance across the nursery portfolio, with monthly management accounts, IO analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and year-end support.

Qualifications

• Ideally fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• 2 years post qualification experience or longer if unqualified
• Experience preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Experience analysing financial performance and explaining results to different stakeholders.
• Experience working in a multi-site organisation.
• Experience in childcare, education, hospitality, retail, or another operational business.
• Experience supporting business acquisitions or integrations.
• Experience improving reporting processes or developing dashboards.
• Knowledge of profitability analysis, pricing and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts for nursery sites and departments.
• Producing monthly reports and management information for senior leaders.
• Analysing income and costs to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Comparing results against budgets and previous years and explaining any differences.
• Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Coordinating month-end activities and making sure financial information is accurate and complete.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting the annual audit process.
• Working with the People Team to ensure payroll costs are reported correctly.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and cost centre structures.
• Finding ways to improve processes, automate reporting and provide better financial information.
• Visiting nursery sites to build relationships and help managers understand their financial performance.
• Supporting the integration of newly acquired nursery settings into our reporting processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Financial analysis

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent

2 years post-qualification experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools is expanding and opening a second support hub in Swindon. We are seeking a Senior Management Accountant who can turn financial data into actionable business insights and work with leaders across the group to drive performance and growth.

This new role within our finance team will help manage financial performance across the nursery portfolio, with monthly management accounts, IO analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and year-end support.