Assistant Management Accountant in Harrogate

Pharaoh Capital is a privately owned investment group with a growing portfolio of businesses across energy, renewables, funding and workforce services. Our companies include Solar4Business (commercial solar), Inicio Funding Solutions (energy and solar funding), Utility Genie (utility workforce and subcontract labour) and an energy contracts business. We are entrepreneurial, move quickly and run lean. Finance sits at the centre of the group, giving the leadership team the numbers they need to make decisions across every business.
Month-end and management reporting
Prepare monthly management accounts for each group company, including P&L, balance sheet and variance commentary
Post month-end journals: accruals, prepayments, depreciation and deferred income
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and keep supporting schedules up to date
Run intercompany reconciliations and recharges across group entities
Support consolidation of group results
Budgeting, forecasting and analysis
Help build annual budgets and rolling forecasts by business
Maintain the 13-week cash flow forecast and report on cash position
Analyse project, contract and site-level margins (e.g. solar installations, labour contracts)
Produce KPI reports and ad-hoc analysis for the leadership team
Ledgers, compliance and controls
Review purchase and sales ledgers, supplier statement reconciliations and aged debt
Prepare quarterly VAT returns, including CIS for subcontract labour
Reconcile payroll journals and pension submissions
Prepare year-end files and schedules for the external auditors and accountants
Improve finance processes, controls and system use as the group grows
Essential
Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA (or equivalent), studying towards full qualification — or AAT Level 4 with relevant experience
At least 2 years' experience in a management accounts or finance role
Confident preparing month-end journals, reconciliations and management accounts
Strong Excel skills: lookups, pivot tables, building and maintaining models
Working knowledge of VAT and accounting software (e.g. Xero, Sage or QuickBooks)
Accurate, organised and able to hit tight month-end deadlines
Clear communicator who can explain numbers to non-finance colleagues
Desirable
Multi-entity or group consolidation experience, including intercompany
Experience in energy, construction, renewables or labour-supply businesses
Knowledge of CIS and project or job costing
Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools
Competitive salary, reviewed annually
Study support towards ACCA or CIMA, including exam fees and study leave
25 days' holiday plus