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Management Accountant
Burton on Trent | £40,000 - £45,000 + Study Support
Part Qualified ACCA / CIMA | Site Based
Exclusive to Eaton Syalon
Eaton Syalon is exclusively partnering with a successful and growing business in Burton on Trent to recruit a part-qualified Management Accountant.
With continued organic growth and further acquisition activity in the pipeline, this is a great time to join the business - particularly for someone who has built a solid grounding in management accounts but is now looking for more commercial exposure and a genuine opportunity to develop.
This isn't just about producing the monthly numbers.
You'll take ownership of management accounts across a portfolio of businesses within the Group, while increasingly working with operational stakeholders to understand what is driving performance, where profitability is changing and what the numbers are telling the business.
Key Responsibilities
Working within the Group finance team and reporting into senior finance leadership, your responsibilities will include:
- Producing monthly management accounts across a portfolio of Group businesses
- Accruals, prepayments and journals
- Balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
- Reviewing P&L and balance sheet performance
- Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
- Providing meaningful commentary around performance
- Analysing revenue, costs, margins and profitability
- Identifying trends and investigating the drivers behind variances
- Working directly with operational managers to understand business performance
- Helping non-finance stakeholders understand the financial impact of operational decisions
- Supporting improvements to management information, systems and processes
- Supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses
- Getting involved in wider commercial and ad hoc projects as the Group continues to grow
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone who is part qualified ACCA or CIMA and already has practical management accounting and month-end experience.
You'll understand the fundamentals, but importantly you'll be someone who wants to go further than simply reporting what has already happened.
You'll naturally want to ask:
Why has this changed? What's driving the variance? Where are margins being squeezed? xsabvtc What can we learn from the numbers?
You'll ideally bring strong Excel and analytical skills, experience of budgeting and forecasting, and the confidence to build relationships outside of fin
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Management Accountant employer: Eaton Syalon
Join a dynamic SME in North Derbyshire that values collaboration and growth, where your role as Senior Finance Manager will be pivotal in driving financial insight and operational success. With a supportive work culture that encourages hands-on involvement and professional development, you'll have the opportunity to lead a small finance team while making a significant impact on the company's future. Enjoy a rewarding career in an environment that prioritises meaningful contributions and fosters strong relationships across all levels of the business.
