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Management Accountant

United Kingdom, Manchester Employment contract · Job Posted July 03, 2026
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Job Description

Joining our established finance department, you'll work in to our Financial Controller acting as a partner to our Group offering (ZEAL Creative, Joe Public, Tommy) and using your expertise to help guide our continued growth.

Job Responsibility

  • Ownership of month-end close for designated entities (excluding revenue/WIP areas)
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow)
  • Detailed variance analysis on cost base, overheads, and non-revenue balance sheet movements
  • Full ownership of balance sheet reconciliations (prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, intercompany, etc.)
  • Ensure completeness and accuracy of all non-revenue postings
  • Ownership and reporting of overheads and cost base across entities
  • Monitoring and challenging departmental spend
  • Supporting cost allocation methodologies across group entities
  • Identifying opportunities for cost efficiencies and margin improvement on overheads
  • Preparation and submission of UK VAT returns
  • Ensuring correct VAT treatment across transactions (including intercompany and agency-specific scenarios)
  • Assist in the preparation and review of payroll (liaising with external providers where relevant)
  • Ownership of payroll journals, reconciliations, and staff cost analysis
  • Oversight of employee expenses process, ensuring compliance with company policy
  • Monitoring and reporting on total people costs
  • Work closely with the Accounts Assistant to oversee purchase ledger (creditors) management and payment runs
  • Sales ledger (debtors) processes and cash collection
  • Ensure strong controls and processes are in place across both cycles
  • Support escalation and resolution of aged debt or supplier issues
  • Preparation of short-term cashflow forecasts
  • Monitoring of working capital, particularly creditors and non-revenue accruals
  • Establish and improve financial processes for new and scaling entities
  • Maintain robust financial controls and documentation
  • Drive efficiencies through automation and system improvements
  • Support group reporting and consolidation processes
  • Assist with year-end audit and statutory accounts preparation
  • Provide ad hoc analysis and project support to CFO / FC

Requirements

  • Proven experience working as a Management Accountant (marketing agency experience or similar is a plus)
  • Strong ability to interpret complex data and translate it into clear, actionable advice
  • Exceptional verbal and written skills to tell the "financial story" to non-finance teams and senior management
  • Advanced knowledge of and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience working across a group set-up would be advantageous

Nice to have

  • marketing agency experience or similar
  • Experience working across a group set-up

What we offer

  • 24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata)
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Annual company bonus scheme (pro-rata)
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Life Assurance
  • Continuous learning and development
  • Enhanced parental benefits
  • The last Friday of every quarter is a ZEAL Day off
  • Christmas closure
  • Work from home budget to help you achieve your dream set up
  • Dog friendly offices
  • A wealth of social events from our seasonal gatherings to our quarter review get togethers
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