Management Accountant

Job Description

About Us

At P+HS Architects, our passion lies in creating spaces that enhance people’s lives. For over 40 years, we’ve brought energy, enthusiasm, and expertise to every project we undertake, whatever the scale or sector.

Our primary expertise is in designing for people, with a particular focus on the residential and healthcare sectors. Our work includes affordable housing, private homes, specialist living for older adults, acute healthcare, integrated care, and mental health environments.

We champion accessible routes into architecture, run STEAM outreach initiatives to promote diversity in the profession, and donate our time and expertise to local charities. Health and wellbeing are central to our practice.

We’re an ambitious and growing practice constantly challenging ourselves to seek personal and professional growth. Our commitment to enhancing people’s lives extends to our employees creating a great place to work, with employee development at our heart, supporting our team to grow rewarding careers while delivering work they care about.

About the Role

We’re looking for a part-qualified Management Accountant to join P+HS Architects and develop their career within our growing practice. Working closely with our Finance Manager, you’ll support monthly management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting. You’ll help us understand project and client profitability, turn financial data into useful insights and improve our finance systems and processes. You’ll also provide day-to-day supervision and support to two members of the Finance team, helping coordinate workloads and maintain accurate, timely information. You’ll bring experience in a finance team, strong analytical and Excel skills, attention to detail and the confidence to work with colleagues across the practice. This is an opportunity to build your commercial and people management experience while progressing towards your professional accounting qualification.

Job Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Part-qualified AAT
• Experience working within a Finance team, ideally with exposure to management accounting.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and month end processes.
• Experience of preparing or supporting the preparation of management accounts, reconciliations and financial reports.
• Good analytical and Excel skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• An interest in developing commercial awareness and understanding how financial information supports business decisions.
• Ability to organise and prioritise your own workload and support the coordination of others.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to build relationships with finance and non finance colleagues.
• Previous experience of supervising, supporting or developing others would be advantageous.
• Experience within architecture, construction, engineering, consultancy or another professional services environment would be advantageous.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities include:

Management Accounts & Financial Reporting

• Supporting the Finance Manager with the preparation of accurate and timely monthly management accounts.
• Preparing agreed elements of the monthly management accounts, taking increased ownership as knowledge and experience develops.
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and other month end adjustments.
• Assisting with the preparation of profit and loss, balance sheet, Management of cash balances, cash flow and supporting management information.
• Investigating variances and provide supporting analysis and commentary.
• Ensuring financial records are accurate, complete and appropriately maintained.
  • Supporting the Finance Manager with year-end accounts, audit requirements and information requested by external advisers.
  • Preparing regular and ad hoc financial reports as required.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Supporting the Finance Manager with the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Assisting with gathering and analysing information from budget holders.
• Monitoring actual financial performance against agreed budgets and forecasts.
• Investigating significant variances and provide analysis to the Finance Manager.
• Supporting the preparation and maintenance of cash flow forecasts.
• Assisting with financial modelling and scenario analysis where required.
• Developing an understanding of the key financial drivers of P+HS and how these influence financial performance.

Management Information & Analysis

• Producing regular management information and financial reports.
• Supporting analysis of Practice performance, including income, costs, profitability, WIP and other agreed financial measures.
• Assisting the Finance Manager with the preparation of information required for Board reporting.
• Identifying trends and anomalies within financial data and raise these with the Finance Manager.
• Supporting the development of improved management reports and dashboards.
• Developing the ability to interpret financial information and explain key findings clearly to non finance colleagues.

Team Supervision & Development

• Providing day to day supervision and support to two members of the Finance team.
• Helping coordinate workloads and ensure responsibilities and deadlines are clear.
• Monitoring the completion of routine Finance activities and raise any concerns with the Finance Manager.
• Reviewing work where appropriate to help maintain accuracy and consistency.
• Encouraging effective communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing across the Finance team.
• Supporting the Finance Manager in ensuring appropriate cover and resilience across the team.
• Escalating performance, workload or development issues to the Finance Manager where appropriate.
• Contributing to a positive, supportive and accountable Finance team environment.

Financial Controls, Systems & Processes

• Following and supporting the consistent application of agreed financial controls and procedures.
• Ensuring financial information within Xero, Rapport and other relevant systems is accurately maintained.
• Supporting the Finance Manager in completing regular financial controls and reconciliations.
• Identifying opportunities to make routine Finance processes more efficient and effective.
• Supporting improvements to financial reporting and the use of Rapport for project and financial management.
• Assisting with documenting Finance procedures and maintaining appropriate process guidance.
• Contributing to the implementation of new or improved Finance systems and processes.

Finance Team & Practice Support

• Working collaboratively with the Finance Manager, Finance Director and wider Finance team.
• Building positive working relationships with Project Leads and colleagues across P+HS.
• Responding to day to day financial queries and provide appropriate support.
• Escalating more complex financial or commercial matters to the Finance Manager.
• Supporting the Finance Manager with analysis and information required for wider Practice initiatives.
• Contributing to Finance and Operations improvement projects where appropriate.
• Taking responsibility for your own continued professional development and progression towards your accounting qualification.

Diversity and Inclusion

At P+HS, our commitment to enhancing lives extends to our people. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status. We aim to create a welcoming, fair, and supportive interview process. Please let us know if you have any requirements or adjustments, we’re happy to accommodate.

Not sure you meet every requirement

Research shows that women, disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, neurodiverse people, and those from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria. At P+HS, we value potential and attitude as much as experience. If you meet around 80% of the criteria and are excited about this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. If you’re passionate about creating architecture that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Benefits

Flexible working, 25 days holiday plus bank holiday, Christmas shutdown, professional fees paid, health and wellbeing scheme, profit share scheme

Salary

33000 - 37000 GBP (hourly)

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