Management Accountant

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established and successful organisation in Beaconsfield as a Management Accountant. Working within a small and experienced finance team, you will support the Financial Controller across management accounts, statutory reporting, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis.

The position would suit a fully qualified, finalist or part-qualified ACCA or CIMA accountant with relevant management accounting experience. Part-qualified candidates must be actively studying towards their qualification.

Salary £50,000 £60,000 depending on experience.

This is a fully office-based position, working Monday to Thursday from 9am 5.30pm, with an earlier finish at 4.30pm on Fridays.

Benefits include 25 days holiday, Christmas closure, pension scheme, private healthcare and parking.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly management accounts within agreed reporting deadlines

• Review and reconcile nominal ledger and control accounts

• Complete accruals, prepayments and other month-end adjustments

• Prepare detailed profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow reports

• Investigate accounting discrepancies and complete variance analysis

• Support the preparation of statutory accounts and corporation tax information

• Liaise with auditors and external tax advisers

• Prepare short-term cash-flow forecasts and reconcile actual performance

• Assist with annual budgets, forecasting and business planning

• Produce financial analysis and recommendations to support commercial decisions

• Support funding submissions and provide financial information when required

• Work closely with accounts payable colleagues to ensure ledgers and payments remain accurate and up to date

• Assist with company secretarial and regulatory reporting requirements

• Support the Financial Controller with ad hoc projects and wider business activities Experience required:

• Fully qualified, finalist or part-qualified ACCA or CIMA

• Part-qualified candidates must be actively studying towards completion of their qualification

• A minimum of two years relevant accounting experience, including exposure to management accounting

• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including management accounts, statutory reporting and financial controls

• Confident preparing budgets, forecasts, cash flows and variance analysis

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modelling

• Highly organised with the ability to meet demanding reporting deadlines

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Commercially aware and comfortable working with colleagues outside of finance

• Flexible, proactive and willing to support a broad range of responsibilities within a small team