Management Accountant
Posted 7 days ago by Yolk Recruitment Ltd
£45,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Undetermined
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Management Accountant involves delivering robust management information and supporting decision-making within a market-leading organization near Cardiff. This hands-on position requires strong financial insight combined with advanced data and systems capabilities, particularly in Power BI and SQL. The contract is for 12-16 months, offering visibility and influence in financial reporting and analysis. The ideal candidate will be proactive and commercially minded, ready to make a tangible impact during the contract period.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce accurate and insightful monthly management accounts
- Deliver variance analysis, forecasting and budgeting support
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI
- Use SQL to extract, manipulate and analyse large data sets
- Partner with stakeholders to translate financial data into clear commercial insight
- Support process improvements and automation within finance reporting
Key Skills:
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in a management accounting role
- Strong Power BI and SQL skills (essential)
- Confident working with large, complex data sets
- Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable challenging assumptions
- Able to hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Cardiff
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
We’re working with a market-leading organisation based near Cardiff that’s looking to bring on a dynamic Management Accountant for a 12–16 month fixed-term contract. This is a high-impact role suited to someone who enjoys combining strong financial insight with advanced data and systems capability.
The Role
You’ll play a key role in delivering robust management information, supporting decision-making across the business, and driving improvements in reporting and analysis. This is a hands-on position with real visibility and influence.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce accurate and insightful monthly management accounts
- Deliver variance analysis, forecasting and budgeting support
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports using Power BI
- Use SQL to extract, manipulate and analyse large data sets
- Partner with stakeholders to translate financial data into clear commercial insight
- Support process improvements and automation within finance reporting
About You
Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
Proven experience in a management accounting role
Strong Power BI and SQL skills (essential)
Confident working with large, complex data sets
Commercially minded, proactive and comfortable challenging assumptions
Able to hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment
Why Apply?
Opportunity to work with a high-profile, market-leading business
Varied and engaging role with exposure to senior stakeholders
Chance to make a tangible impact during the contract period
Competitive salary and flexible working options
If you’re a forward-thinking management accountant with a passion for data, insight and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.