At a Glance
- Tasks: Prepare monthly management accounts and support financial reporting across multiple entities.
- Company: Join a fast-paced, international business with a growing finance team.
- Benefits: Gain exposure to senior leadership and influence financial reporting.
- Other info: Collaborative environment focused on personal development and career progression.
- Why this job: Take ownership of your role and drive meaningful financial insights.
- Qualifications: Part-qualified or newly qualified in CIMA, ACCA, or ACA with strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
About the Role
My Client is looking for a talented Management Accountant to join a growing finance team within a fast-paced, international business.
Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts while supporting financial reporting across multiple entities.
This is a hands-on role where you'll play a key part in month-end reporting, financial analysis and process improvement.
Working closely with senior finance leaders, you'll help improve reporting standards, strengthen financial controls and provide valuable commercial insight to support business decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Management Accounts & Month-End
- Prepare monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.
- Produce supporting commentary and variance analysis.
- Manage the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Process foreign currency transactions and revaluations across multiple entities.
- Produce ad hoc financial reports for senior management.
- Maintain and improve month-end reporting processes and reporting packs.
- Financial Control & Compliance
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
- Prepare VAT returns and support statutory reporting requirements.
- Analyse and account for sales from multiple revenue streams and online platforms.
- Commercial Finance
- Support landed cost analysis, including freight, duties and tariffs.
- Provide margin analysis by product, customer and sales channel.
- Partner with commercial and operational teams to provide financial insight and support cost control initiatives.
About You
You'll be a proactive and commercially aware finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-moving environment and takes pride in producing accurate, meaningful financial information.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Part-qualified or newly qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
- Experience preparing monthly management accounts from start to finish.
- Strong month-end experience including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
- Good understanding of Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow reporting.
- Experience working with multiple revenue streams within an e-commerce environment.
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and Lookups.
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Able to manage your own workload in a fast-paced environment.
- Previous experience working within an SME or multi-entity business.
Desirable
- Experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Xero.
- Experience with Amazon and Tik Tok sales platforms.
- Experience within an import-led or stock-holding business.
- Multi-entity and multi-currency accounting experience.
- VAT and statutory reporting experience.
- Experience working with royalty accounting.
What's in it for You?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where you'll have genuine ownership of your role, exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence financial reporting and business performance.
You'll work in a collaborative environment that encourages continuous improvement, personal development and career progression
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