Summary: The role of Commercial Management Accountant involves leading the production of management accounts for two growing business entities within a finance team. The position requires mentorship of a junior staff member and offers opportunities for professional development and qualification. The role is based in Manchester and includes hybrid working arrangements. The successful candidate will play a key role in financial reporting and analysis to support business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and assist with the development of one Accounts Assistant, ensuring their work is complete and accurate.
• Take full responsibility for the monthly management accounts for 2 business entities within the group including P&L with commentary and variance analysis.
• Prepare the monthly board pack, including performance analysis for the use by the Directors and SLT.
• Re-forecasting against original budget with supporting commentary.
• Balance sheet and cash-flow reconciliations.
• Fixed Asset register.
• Accrual and prepayment journals.
• Payroll calculations and journals.
• Oversee the weekly payment runs and ensure overdue debt is within target range.
• Debtor, creditor, cash, inter-company, VAT and stock reconciliations.
• Quarterly VAT return and monthly CIS return.
• Control all overhead spends with robust purchasing controls.
• Reporting to support with key business decisions, including dashboards across the business to aid with KPI reporting.
• Attend regular meetings with various departments to understand progress on monthly revenue forecasts and job cost management and completion to ensure targets are met.
• Assist with the annual audit process.
• Ad-hoc finance duties as required.

Key Skills:

• Active ACCA/CIMA student on their final level and looking to complete to become qualified.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables and vlookups.
• Experience with Sage would be beneficial.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and achieve tight deadlines working in a high pressure environment.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles, gained through experience or qualifications.
• Able to work effectively as part of a high-performing team.

Salary (Rate): 45000

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance