Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Notttingham

The Role

The Management Accountant will take ownership of the production of accurate and timely financial information for the company as a whole and for its individual divisions. The role will involve working closely with the company s directors to provide insight into business performance and to support ongoing growth and improvement.

This is a broad and varied position requiring strong technical accounting skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive, analytical mindset.

About Us

We are a fast-growing, UK-based recruitment business with ambitious expansion plans. As our organisation continues to develop, we are looking to strengthen our finance function by appointing a skilled and commercially minded Management Accountant to support the business through the next stage of growth.

This is a key role within the finance team, providing high-quality financial information and analysis to support strategic decision-making at board level.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of monthly management accounts for the company and its separate divisions
• Preparation of annual budgets and ongoing budget reviews
• Monitoring financial performance against budgets and forecasts
• Presenting financial results to the Directors and senior management
• Explaining key variances and fluctuations in a clear and concise manner
• Developing and producing KPI reporting for the wider business and additional performance analytics
• Monitoring the company s cash position to ensure effective liquidity management and producing ad hoc cashflows where required
• Providing accurate financial reporting to the company s external funding partners, including the bank and acting as a primary finance contact
• Supporting strategic decision-making through financial insight and analysis
• Leading and coordinating the annual audit process
• Managing and supporting the existing finance team
• Overseeing the payroll and credit control functions (without direct involvement in day-to-day processing)
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes, and financial controls
• Working closely with operational teams to support business performance
• Ad hoc financial analysis and project work as required

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience in a Management Accountant role or similar
• Strong experience of producing management accounts and financial reporting
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and data manipulation
• Experience of working with multiple software packages, including Sage Line 50
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of managing or supervising a finance team
• Exposure to audit processes
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High level of attention to detail with strong organisational skills
• Commercially minded with a proactive approach

Qualifications

• Formal accounting qualification are required
• Minimum qualification: AAT (or equivalent)
• Ideally ACCA, ACA, CIMA or similar
• Strong academic background in finance and accounting