Management Accountant in Portsmouth

The role in a nutshell: Management Accountant will play a key role in ensuring the accurate and timely preparation of management accounts, financial reconciliations, and reporting. This role requires a high level of accuracy, analytical thinking, and collaboration with key stakeholders across the business to drive financial insights and improvements. The successful candidate will take ownership of financial processes, escalate issues where necessary, and contribute to the continuous improvement of financial controls and reporting standards.

A bit about the Finance Department: The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining the financial health of the business by ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust risk management, and effective treasury management. The team provides strategic support to the business, ensuring compliance with internal and external financial requirements while driving efficiencies and process improvements.

What you’ll be doing:

• Management Accounts & Reporting: Assist in the preparation and oversight of management accounts and financial forecasts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Financial Controls & Reconciliations: Perform and oversee balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all queries are resolved efficiently and internal financial controls are maintained.
• Treasury & Cashflow Management: Support the management of bank accounts and treasury facilities, including loan management and cashflow forecasting.
• Audit & Compliance: Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring adherence to financial regulations and company policies.
• Data Management & Systems: Oversee the accuracy of financial data, including system updates such as tax changes and accounting adjustments.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Work closely with departmental heads and other key stakeholders to provide financial insights and support decision-making.
• Ad-hoc Analysis & Presentations: Conduct financial analysis and produce reports as required by senior management.
• Governance & Best Practices: Ensure all financial activities align with the company’s accounting policy and procedure manual, reporting any discrepancies.

Experience you’ll gain:

• Exposure to high-level financial management and strategic decision-making.
• Hands-on experience in improving financial reporting and forecasting processes.
• Opportunity to work with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

What you’ll get to own:

• The production of management accounts, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal policies.
• Key financial reconciliations, identifying and resolving any discrepancies.
• Cashflow forecasting and treasury management processes.
• Coordination with auditors for interim and year-end audits.
• Implementation and improvement of financial systems and controls.
• Engagement with department heads to provide meaningful financial insights.
• Responsibility for ensuring adherence to accounting policies and governance requirements.

Key Experience & Skills:

• Essential: ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW part-qualified accountant, QBE, or relevant accounting degree. At least 3–5 years’ experience in a finance team or similar role, with strong technical accounting knowledge.
• Desirable: Previous experience in the vehicle leasing or financial services industry.

Attributes & Behaviours:

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to interpret financial data, identify trends, and provide meaningful insights.
• Attention to Detail: Highest standards of accuracy and precision in financial reporting.
• Technical Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SAP is desirable.
• Problem-Solving: Proactive in identifying and resolving financial issues.
• Communication: Strong ability to convey complex financial information clearly to stakeholders.
• Organisation & Time Management: Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities effectively.
• Business Acumen: Commercial awareness to understand the financial implications of business decisions.

Benefits:

• Bonus earning potential
• 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
• Great pension scheme starting at employee (EE) contribution of 4% with an employer (ER) contribution of 11%. This can flex up to 6% EE contribution and 15% ER contribution
• Hybrid working policy 2 days from home each week should you want to
• Car Scheme following passing of probation
• Private Medical Cover
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts on different retailers
• Free onsite car parking
• Onsite nursery with discounted prices
• Well-being hour each month
• Discounts on Toyota & Lexus Cars
• Well-being events
• Volunteer Days
• Employee assistance programmes
• Free fruit in the office

Equal Opportunities Statement: KINTO UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who is excited by the opportunity of joining us and will thoroughly consider all applications without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

Our Recruitment Process: At KINTO we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, which is a national standard that ensures our processes are accessible to all. Everyone is unique, and that means what works for some may not work for everyone. When it comes to recruitment, please do let us know if we can adjust our process to meet your accessibility needs.

On the job training will be provided, we recognise we all learn differently, and we want to ensure that our training will suit your learning style. We are open to talking to you about how we can make learning your new role in the most positive way.