Strategic Management Accountant - Insights & Process

MacGregor Black; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading retail business on the search for a Management Accountant. As a Management Accountant, you will produce accurate management accounts, ensure clear balance sheet reconciliations, and support the team with analysis and insight.

You will cover some of the more complex areas of the balance sheet and costs, working alongside the Senior Management Accountant to drive improvement in processes and controls.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a management accounting role, ideally within retail or fast-paced consumer business.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex data.
• Advanced Excel skills and ERP systems experience (Dynamics, SAP, Oracle or Netsuite) are advantageous.
• Part-qualified and actively studying toward CIMA or AAT.

Responsibilities

• Perform balance sheet reconciliations for designated areas and provide additional analysis.
• Post accruals and prepayments to populate P&L and MI packs.
• Produce departmental reports and analyse costs with budget holders.
• Assist with budgeting and reforecasts, providing insights on cost changes.
• Develop and maintain process notes, identifying control risks and improvements.
• Identify opportunities for automation and build business cases with management.
• Coach junior team members and review their work as needed.
• Support ad hoc reporting and project work for the wider team.

Skills

Management accounting

Balance sheet recon

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Part-qualified towards CIMA or AAT

Tools

ERP systems (Dynamics/SAP/Oracle/Netsuite)

Job description

MacGregor Black are partnering with a leading retail business on the search for a Management Accountant. As a Management Accountant, you will produce accurate management accounts, ensure clear balance sheet reconciliations, and support the team with analysis and insight.

You will cover some of the more complex areas of the balance sheet and costs, working alongside the Senior Management Accountant to drive improvement in processes and controls.