Management Accountant in Slough

Job Title

Management Accountant

Job Ref

Closing Date

• 31/07/2026
• Summary

This commercial position is a key role in the Finance department but also the surrounding business.

As a Management Accountant, your responsibilities, will include overseeing end-to-end finance operations, financial planning and analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, looking to make improvements to procedures and controls, as well as ad-hoc projects and requests as and when they come up.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key liaison between the Finance team and non-finance departments, ensuring effective communication and the timely resolution of queries and issues.
• Drive the continuous improvement of end-to-end accounting processes and practices.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, and other journal entries.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records.
• Prepare monthly management accounts to support informed business decision-making.
• Post and reconcile corporate credit card transactions.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring accurate recording of asset additions, disposals, depreciation, and periodic reconciliations.
• Manage the end-to-end external audit process and liaise with auditors to ensure a smooth and timely completion.
• Provide financial insight and advice on the implications of business decisions.
• Develop, maintain, and improve financial systems, controls, and policies.
• Monitor, control, and forecast expenditure, ensuring spending remains aligned with approved budgets.
• Proactively identify financial and operational risks, recommending and implementing appropriate solutions where necessary.
• Provide commercial and financial guidance to improve business performance and support operational decision-making.
• Present and communicate financial information clearly and effectively to non-financial stakeholders.
• Manage working capital and prepare detailed cash flow forecasts to support liquidity planning.
• Other duties as reasonably required.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Knowledge of accounting practices.
• Knowledge of accounting terms and concepts.
• Experience of AP and AR.
• Solid communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Relationship & people management ability, networking & creative problem solving.
• Professionalism and integrity are essential.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability of working to a high standard while multi-tasking.
• Attention to detail, with an ability to spot numerical errors.
• Great knowledge of MS Office Suite, particularly excel and excel functions.
• Ability to follow and implement company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Critical and strategic thinking skills are key, and these professionals should be highly organised in their approach.
• A solid commercial awareness is required, as is the ability to liaise and influence at a senior level.
• Understanding of finance regulations and legislation.
• Strategic thinking.

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating notes of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance.

This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.