Management Accountant in Macclesfield

A well-established and growing organisation based in Macclesfield is looking to recruit an experienced Management Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified, finalist, newly qualified or qualified-by-experience accountant looking to join a successful business and play a key role within the finance function.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible for producing accurate monthly management accounts, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and providing meaningful financial analysis to help drive business performance. The role offers excellent exposure across the wider organisation and genuine opportunities for long-term career development.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing monthly management accounts and detailed management information
• Producing monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reports
• Posting journals including accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Completing balance sheet and control account reconciliations
• Investigating variances and providing financial commentary
• Supporting the annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Producing KPI reports and financial analysis for senior management
• Working closely with operational teams to provide commercial insight
• Supporting month-end and year-end reporting processes
• Assisting with cash flow forecasting and working capital management
• Supporting the external audit and year-end statutory accounts process
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial controls and processes
• Assisting with ad-hoc projects across the wider finance function

Experience Required:

• Previous experience within a Management Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant position
• ACCA / CIMA Part Qualified, Finalist, Newly Qualified or Qualified by Experience
• Strong experience preparing monthly management accounts
• Good understanding of accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships across the business
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work to strict deadlines
• A proactive and commercially focused approach

Desirable:

• Experience working within a commercial environment
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or similar
• Power BI or other financial reporting experience
• Experience of business partnering with non-finance stakeholders

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Management Accountant to join a growing business where you will have genuine exposure to senior stakeholders and play an important role in supporting commercial decision-making. The successful candidate will benefit from hybrid working, a competitive salary and benefits package, and genuine opportunities to develop their career within a supportive and forward-thinking finance team.

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates with relevant experience will be contacted.