Management Accountant

£50,000 – £60,000 per annum (depending on experience)

About Us

We are supporting a rapidly expanding professional services group with a strong presence across the UK and Ireland, focused on helping small and medium-sized businesses thrive. Operating through a collaborative regional network supported by national infrastructure, the organisation combines local expertise with the scale, technology, and strategic capability of a larger group.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Management Accountant to work closely with senior leadership, playing a key role in shaping financial strategy, improving reporting visibility, and supporting ongoing growth initiatives including integrations and acquisitions. The position suits someone who enjoys building structure within evolving environments and influencing decision-making through meaningful financial insight.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts with supporting commentary and performance insights
• Deliver KPI reporting and analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making
• Present clear financial information to senior stakeholders
• Lead the annual budgeting process, including forecasting and variance analysis
• Partner with operational managers to strengthen accountability and performance tracking
• Provide commercial insight on the financial implications of strategic initiatives
• Oversee day-to-day finance operations including reconciliations, VAT, expenses, and payables/receivables
• Support alignment of reporting with wider financial planning and analysis activity
• Improve financial systems, controls, and reporting processes to support scalability
• Monitor cost performance against budgets and identify improvement opportunities
• Assist with financial integration, reporting, and analysis relating to acquisitions and mergers

Requirements

• CIMA qualified (or equivalent professional qualification)
• Proven experience producing management accounts within a growing or evolving organisation
• Strong financial planning and analysis capability
• Advanced Excel skills and strong systems proficiency
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Commercial mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insight
• Experience supporting business change, transformation, or scale environments
• Experience using Power BI (desirable)
• Proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset

Benefits

• Competitive salary and progression opportunities
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Pension contribution scheme
• Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
• Professional development support and study assistance (where applicable)
• Exposure to strategic projects and acquisition activity
• Collaborative and inclusive working environment
• Employee wellbeing initiatives and support programmes
• Opportunities to contribute to organisational growth and innovation