Management Accountant, 12 Month FTC in Birmingham

We're hiring for a Management Accountant (12-Month FTC) to support our growing Finance team! To keep up with our growth in the UK and Ireland, we are looking for a Management Accountant to join a fast‑paced organisation, supporting financial reporting, business partnering, and continuous improvement across the UK operations. The role will play a key part in strengthening financial control, enhancing processes, and delivering high‑quality insight to support decision‑making.

We're looking for someone with:

• A proactive, solution‑oriented mindset, taking ownership of issues through to resolution
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate financial information clearly to non‑finance audiences
• An ability to manage competing priorities effectively and deliver high‑quality outputs within tight deadlines
• High attention to detail with a strong focus on accuracy, control, and continuous improvement
• Commercial awareness, with the ability to translate financial data into meaningful business insight
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with a solid understanding of financial reporting and controls
• A dedicated focus on continuous improvement, leveraging automation and standardisation to enhance efficiency

Using these skills, you'll be:

• Responsible for reporting financial performance for your business line, including the production and review of monthly management accounts (P&L and Balance Sheet), supported by robust variance analysis and clear commentary
• Leading and continuously improving month‑end close activities, ensuring adherence to reporting deadlines, financial integrity, and completeness of reporting
• Owning key finance processes, including bank reconciliation, accruals, prepayments, deferred revenue and intercompany transactions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and continuous improvement across all reporting activities
• Managing and reconciling balance sheet accounts, ensuring appropriate controls, accuracy, and timely resolution of reconciling items
• Identifying and implementing process enhancements to strengthen financial controls, improve efficiency, and enhance reporting capabilities
• Driving standardisation of finance processes across business units to improve consistency, scalability, and governance
• Delivering meaningful financial analysis and insight to support strategic and operational decision‑making
• Building strong relationships with non‑finance stakeholders, providing clear, relevant, and actionable financial insight to support decision‑making
• Proactively challenging stakeholders to drive improved financial performance and accountability
• Contributing to the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of financial policies, processes, and controls
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, providing insightful analysis on key drivers and variances
• Collaborating with transactional finance teams, ensuring appropriate oversight and alignment with financial control requirements
• Performing group reconciliations and supporting head office reporting requirements as required
• Leading year‑end audit processes for assigned areas, including preparation, coordination with auditors, and timely delivery of requirements
• Supporting VAT and corporation tax processes, ensuring completeness and accuracy where applicable
• Acting as a change champion, driving adoption of improved processes and controls across the business
• Supporting ad‑hoc finance projects and initiatives as required

What you'll love about working here:

• Working in a dynamic, fast‑paced organisation in an exciting industry
• The opportunity to do globally impactful work from day one
• Learning from industry and business line specialists with decades of experience
• A huge variety of projects to work on and challenges to solve
• Our People First culture, which illustrates our commitment to your well‑being and development, not just as an employee but as a human being
• A rich suite of employee benefits and out‑of‑work perks

The great benefits we offer:

• Matched employer pension contributions
• Life Assurance and Group Income Protection
• Lifestyle discounts for well‑known brands

Work‑life balance:

• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Generous annual leave allowance

Health and wellbeing:

• Comprehensive Private healthcare
• Healthcare cash plan
• Additional days off throughout the year to focus on your well‑being

Charity and community work:

• Numerous charity fundraising challenges and events throughout the year
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to the community
• Award‑winning apprenticeship program, helping local schoolchildren take their first steps into the world of work

Social:

• Two large employee events every year for summer and Christmas
• Enjoy out‑of‑work events and socials to get to know your team better
• Good office locations with plenty of opportunity to socialise outside of work

Inclusion and belonging:

• A dedicated Inclusion and Belonging Committee, supported by our Global Advisory Board
• Inclusive policies and procedures to ensure all of our people are treated fairly and equally