Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Reporting to: Head of FP&A and Strategic Financial Planning

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Management Accountant to join a small but high-impact FP&A team.

Reporting to the Head of FP&A and Strategic Financial Planning, this role will have significant autonomy and accountability for the end-to-end production of management accounts. The successful candidate will also line manage and develop one team member.

The Management Accountant will work closely with the Finance Director, FP&A team, and wider Finance function, playing a key role in ensuring financial reporting is accurate, insightful, and delivered on time. The role will also support decision-making in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment.

Key Responsibilities

Preparation of Management Accounts

• Take full accountability for the end-to-end production of management accounts.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts for all Group companies.
• Prepare consolidated management accounts.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations.
• Complete monthly Board and Executive reporting packs.

Reporting

• Produce insightful reporting, including Sales activity, Customer, and R&D reporting.
• Develop P&L reporting by function, department, and product.
• Build strong relationships with key business stakeholders.
• Provide management information to the Executive team as required.

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Collaborate with other members of the FP&A team to support the production of forecasts and budgets.
• Assist in preparing supporting packs and analysis for budget and forecast cycles.

Continuous Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in reporting processes, reporting quality, and model governance.
• Improve accuracy and help reduce the monthly reporting timeline.
• Proactively implement process improvements and strengthen controls through automation.
• Leverage financial systems, data, and tools to improve automation, insight, and efficiency.

Leadership and People Management

• Provide direct line management to one management accounting team member.
• Set goals, provide coaching, support development, and manage performance.
• Act as a mentor and role model across the wider Finance team.
• Promote high standards of attention to detail, rigour, ownership, and reporting quality.
• Ensure consistency, insight, and strong technical standards across reporting outputs.

Skills and Experience Required

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant: ACCA, ACA, or CIMA.(Qualified ideally, but if 1 or 2 exams off completion that would be fine.)

Experience

• Proven experience producing timely and accurate financial information.
• Experience working in a SaaS or technology-led environment would be advantageous.
• Experience managing, coaching, or developing others, or clear readiness to step into a people-management role.
• Experience using financial and operational systems such as SAP, Jira, or Salesforce would be advantageous.

Skills

• Strong current knowledge of accounting practices.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work with autonomy in a lean FP&A environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Comfortable working with financial systems, data, and reporting tools.