Senior Management Accountant — Lead P&L & Team (Derby)

Macildowie Recruitment and Retention; Etwall CP; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Macildowie Recruitment and Retention is partnering with a Derby-based, multi-site business to recruit a Senior Management Accountant who will own a portfolio of management accounts and help lead part of the finance team.

The role involves full month-end responsibility, P&L ownership with commentary, balance sheet reconciliations, and review of packs before escalation. You should be CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified with strong Excel and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Qualified with CIMA/ACA/ACCA.
• Experience reviewing others' work and coaching juniors; line management is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills, Power Query and VBA are advantageous.
• Confident communicating with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Audit experience or exposure is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Own a portfolio of management accounts with P&L ownership and commentary.
• Review team packs, forecasts and journals for accuracy.
• Line manage and coach a small team with development responsibilities.
• Act as escalation point for technical or process issues.
• Review and challenge forecasts for accuracy and commercial sense.
• Own technical areas like recharges, reconciliations and payroll journals.
• Support audit and drive process improvements.

Skills

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Month-end close

Financial analysis

Education

CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified

Tools

Excel

Power Query

VBA

Job description

Macildowie Recruitment and Retention is partnering with a Derby-based, multi-site business to recruit a Senior Management Accountant who will own a portfolio of management accounts and help lead part of the finance team.

The role involves full month-end responsibility, P&L ownership with commentary, balance sheet reconciliations, and review of packs before escalation. You should be CIMA/ACA/ACCA qualified with strong Excel and stakeholder communication.