Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Posted 7 days ago by HAYS

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Kent, UK
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Summary: The role of Management Accountant at a leading business services firm in Kent involves preparing monthly management accounts, conducting P&L reviews, and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. The position is temporary to permanent and requires collaboration with various teams while supervising an Accounts Assistant. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills and relevant accounting qualifications. This role offers hybrid working arrangements and competitive benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts
  • Post monthly journal entries, including accruals and prepayments
  • Conduct P&L reviews with variance analysis and commentary in line with group finance policies
  • Review and reconcile key balance sheet accounts regularly
  • Manage VAT returns and intercompany balances to ensure statutory compliance
  • Prepare audit schedules, respond to external audit queries, and provide supporting analysis
  • Partner with the Finance Controller to design and implement robust financial controls and systems
  • Oversee daily bank reconciliations
  • Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts for review and submission to Group Finance
  • Maintain and manage the fixed asset register
  • Support quarterly forecasting, budgeting, and Expected Credit Loss (ECL) calculations
  • Work closely with administrative and support teams to meet monthly deadlines
  • Supervise the Accounts Assistant and contribute to team development

Key Skills:

  • Ideally a qualified accountant (eg ACA, ACCA, CIMA). Part-qualified or qualified by experience will be considered.
  • Proven experience in management accounting
  • Strong analytical, communication, and IT skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively across teams and adapt in a dynamic environment

Salary (Rate): £29.00 Hourly

City: Kent

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

Your new company
Our client is a well-established leader in the business services sector, known for delivering excellence and innovation. They are currently seeking a talented and driven Management Accountant to join their finance team on a temporary to permanent basis.
Your new role
As a Management Accountant, your core duties will include:

  • Monthly Reporting:
  • Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts
  • Post monthly journal entries, including accruals and prepayments
  • Conduct P&L reviews with variance analysis and commentary in line with group finance policies
  • Balance Sheet & Compliance:
    • Review and reconcile key balance sheet accounts regularly
    • Manage VAT returns and intercompany balances to ensure statutory compliance
  • Audit & Controls:
  • Prepare audit schedules, respond to external audit queries, and provide supporting analysis
  • Partner with the Finance Controller to design and implement robust financial controls and systems
  • Cash & Banking:
  • Oversee daily bank reconciliations
  • Prepare weekly cash flow forecasts for review and submission to Group Finance
  • Asset & Forecast Management:
  • Maintain and manage the fixed asset register
  • Support quarterly forecasting, budgeting, and Expected Credit Loss (ECL) calculations
  • Collaboration & Oversight:
  • Work closely with administrative and support teams to meet monthly deadlines
  • Supervise the Accounts Assistant and contribute to team development
    • What you'll need to succeed
    • Ideally a qualified accountant (eg ACA, ACCA, CIMA). Part-qualified or qualified by experience will be considered.
    • Proven experience in management accounting
    • Strong analytical, communication, and IT skills
    • Ability to work collaboratively across teams and adapt in a dynamic environment
    What you'll get in return
    Hybrid working.Car parking.
    25 days holidays + bank holidays.

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