Management Accountant

Step up into a finance role with real influence Fire Protection Online are a fast-growing e-commerce business supplying fire and safety equipment in a regulated market. We are hiring a Management Accountant who wants to do more than produce reports: someone who will shape how the business understands its numbers and uses them to make decisions. You'll work closely with the senior team, work alongside a bookkeeper and external accountants, and own the management reporting. The role is built to grow, and for the right person it could develop into Finance Manager What you'll be doing * Owning the monthly management accounts and delivering them on time and accurately * Building budgets, forecasts and cash-flow models * Digging into variances and explaining what's driving them * Tracking KPIs and presenting findings and commentary to the board and senior managers * Analysing sales and commercial data and turning it into practical recommendations * Working with sales and operations colleagues so the wider business understands its financial performance * Supporting the bookkeeper and credit-control resource and helping shape the day-to-day finance function * Spotting inefficiencies, tightening controls and building reporting and planning processes that scale What we're looking for * A proven track record producing management accounts * Hands-on experience of budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management and variance analysis * Ability and experience in preparation of statutory accounts. * Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to turn data into insight people can act on * Experience reporting KPIs to senior leaders or a board * Confidence working with non-finance colleagues and explaining numbers simply * A proactive, improvement-minded approach * Excellent written and verbal communication * A willingness to be visible around the business, not tied to your desk Qualifications Fully qualified/part-qualified ACCA is a must and a demonstrable track record in a similar role matters more than the letters after your name. Nice to have * An entrepreneurial streak and enthusiasm for helping build a growing business * Ambition to move into strategic finance leadership * Experience in an SME, owner-managed, e-commerce, distribution or other fast-paced commercial setting (not essential) What you'll get * A key role in building and improving the finance function * Direct exposure to senior leadership and board-level decisions * Genuine scope to expand the role and progress over time * A collaborative, commercially focused team in Canterbury * Benefits package and holiday entitlement to be confirmed at interview stage Important: please read before applying * This is a 100% office-based role in Canterbury. There is no remote or hybrid option. * You must already live within a realistic daily commute of Canterbury, Kent