Management Accountant

Are you an experienced finance professional who enjoys analysing financial performance, reporting against actuals, and providing clear insights? We have an exciting opportunity to join B&M on a project basis, supporting the finance team with accurate reporting, reconciliations, and meaningful financial commentary. As a Management Accountant, you will work closely with the MA Manager to support a key finance project, focusing on reporting actual performance, investigating variances, and providing clear commentary to support decision-making. Alongside this, you will ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data through reconciliations and involvement in month-end processes .This role will play an important part in ensuring financial information is accurate, well understood, and clearly communicated to stakeholders . This role is based 4 days a week in our Support Centre, Speke Liverpool (L24 ).

In this role, you'll be responsible for:

• Supporting a key finance project through accurate reporting of financial performance against actuals.
• Analysing results and providing clear commentary on variances and key drivers.
• Developing a thorough understanding of assigned accounts, data flows, and reporting outputs.
• Supporting month-end close by validating balances and investigating variances.
• Preparing high-quality balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Monitoring automated Oracle postings and posting manual journals where required.
• Generating and distributing financial reports to support project and business requirements.
• Ensuring Oracle module transactions (Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Inventory, and Cash) are accurate prior to transfer to the General Ledger.
• Investigating errors, identifying root causes, and supporting process improvements.

To be successful you will have:

• A solid understanding of accounting principles and financial statements.
• Experience reporting financial results against actuals and providing insightful commentary.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in account reconciliation, ideally in a retail or fast-paced environment.
• An accounting qualification or be working towards (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to explain financial variances clearly.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion would be advantageous, though not essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present financial insights clearly.

We offer you a range of great benefits including discount in our stores, a colleague portal offering discount for numerous retailers, hospitality & much more! Check out our full benefits here - Want to be part of something big? If you're ready for a new challenge in an ambitious and supportive team, apply online today! B&M Retail is an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where all our colleagues feel valued, respected, and empowered.