Management Accountant

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, journals, and balance sheet reconciliations (in line with month-end timetables)
• Lead budgeting and periodic forecasting cycles, working with budget holders to challenge assumptions and align plans to business objectives
• Produce monthly management reporting packs (P&L, balance sheet commentary, KPIs) with clear narrative and actionable insight for budget holders and senior leadership
• Perform variance analysis on revenue, cost, and margin drivers
• investigate root causes and recommend corrective actions
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to support pricing, cost reduction, investment appraisals, and ad hoc analysis to improve profitability
• Maintain and improve financial models (e.g., cash flow, scenario analysis), ensuring assumptions are documented and outputs are understood by non-finance stakeholders
• Support internal controls and lead external audit, ensuring policies and procedures are followed and financial data integrity is maintained
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting, planning, and month-end processes (including automation), leveraging Excel and finance systems/ERP

• Professionally qualified (or part-qualified) accountant (e.g., CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or equivalent relevant experience
• Proven experience in management accounting, budgeting/forecasting, and variance analysis
• Strong Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, Power Query) and confidence working with ERP/finance systems
• Strong analytical capability with attention to detail, able to translate data into clear insights and recommendations
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively and work to tight deadlines
• High level of integrity and discretion when handling confidential financial information
• sound understanding of financial controls and compliance

Experience with Certinia/Netsuite is an advantage