Management Accountant in Stansted, Essex

Reporting to F&A Manager. Direct Reports: Assistant Management Accountant.

Geographic Location/Area of activity-responsibility: Location: Essex (Stansted Area). Until August 2025, the employee may be based in a temporary office within the Stansted area, with a planned relocation to a new permanent office, also located in the same area. All employees could be asked to travel for business purposes.

Accountability and Objectives:

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse costs and identify areas for efficiency improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and analyse financial statements, management reports, and variance analysis to support decision-making.
• Develop and monitor budgets and forecasts, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Conduct cost analysis and control, identifying opportunities for efficiency and savings.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, tax regulations, and internal policies.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, including reconciliations and accruals.
• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to guide strategic planning.
• Partner with business units to deliver financial insights and performance analysis.
• Assist in internal and external audits, ensuring timely and accurate documentation.
• Improve financial systems, processes, and reporting tools for efficiency and automation.
• Monitor key financial KPIs, identifying trends and risks to improve business performance.
• Always operate according to Group culture, values, rules and procedures.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience: 5 years of experience in comparable role in well-structured international companies is needed.
• Qualifications: University degree and a recognised UK accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA etc). A Master and or any other further qualification especially in MBA is appreciated.
• Knowledge: Good Financial and accounting knowledge is needed. Knowledge of international accounting standards is recommended. A good knowledge of most important IT tools is needed. A good knowledge of SAP ECC 6 (CO, FI, Business Object modules) is needed. Knowledge of HFM consolidation System is highly appreciated.
• Languages: Fluency in English. An additional language is a plus.

Mindset & Interpersonal skills:

• Capability in dealing with complexity in a multinational environment is needed.
• Capability to promote team-working and collaboration among the different functions both at local and Group level is highly recommended.
• An attitude to measure performances by KPIs is highly recommended.
• A hands-on approach together with a high commitment in respecting working deadlines are highly appreciated.
• A good understanding of main company processes is appreciated.
• Business judgment and curiosity are required.
• Good communication skills with all levels of the organization are required.

Role Flexibility:

Every role with our client requires a degree of mobility and flexibility. From time to time, employees may be asked to support adjacent roles based on business needs or personal development opportunities. These adjustments are short-term, with full training provided as needed, always ensuring a safe working environment.

Company Culture:

• We keep things simple, on subject, and focused whether communicating, problem-solving, or working.
• We appreciate ambition and the drive for improvement, balanced with experience and capability.
• We nurture and thrive in a robust, challenging environment while maintaining respectful and human working practices.
• Every employee takes responsibility for their own quality standards and strives to improve them each day.
• Our decisions are grounded in facts and solid analysis, guided by instinct and conviction; we take risks but never compromise safety.
• Above all, we care about the happiness and well-being of our people, customers, and planet, embedding this into our daily work.