Management Accountant
Posted 2 weeks ago by Jobserve
Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
York, Yorkshire
Summary: The Management Accountant role is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in York, focusing on supporting the UK retail management accounts process. The position offers hands-on exposure to complex accounts and aims to provide broader experience than typical permanent roles. Candidates should be ready to engage actively with various aspects of finance and build relationships across the business. The role is ideal for those looking to develop quickly in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the preparation of UK retail management accounts
- Journals, prepayments and accruals
- Producing balance sheet reconciliations
- Getting under the skin of the P&L, supporting it and owning parts of it
- Dealing with credit cards and company expenses
- Responding to queries from across the business and building relationships outside of finance
- Customer payments and related queries
Key Skills:
- Ideally qualified CIMA/ACCA/newly qualified
- Retail finance exposure would be great, but it's not essential
- Comfortable with a fast-paced environment
- Positive attitude, willing to ask questions and contribute
- Ability to start at short notice
Salary (Rate): £55,000 yearly
City: York
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Management Accountant - 12 Month FTC - York (office based with flexibility around hours)
Campbell Grove Talent are working exclusively with a brilliant York based business who are looking to recruit a Management Accountant on a 12 month FTC.
This is a big, and busy business where there's a lot going on across Finance.
If you're keen to develop quickly and gain hands on exposure to a complex set of accounts, this role will challenge you in a positive way. Realistically, you'll gain broader experience here over 12 months than you might in many permanent positions.
What you'll be doing:
You'll support the UK retail management accounts process end-to-end, not just processing numbers, but understanding them.
Day to day, that looks like:
- Supporting the preparation of UK retail management accounts
- Journals, prepayments and accruals
- Producing balance sheet reconciliations
- Getting under the skin of the P&L, supporting it and owning parts of it
- Dealing with credit cards and company expenses
- Responding to queries from across the business and building relationships outside of finance
- Customer payments and related queries
What they're looking for:
- Ideally qualified CIMA/ACCA/newly qualified.
- Retail finance exposure would be great, but it's not essential. It's a fast moving environment and the accounts reflect that, so you'll need to be comfortable with pace.
- More than anything, attitude matters. Someone who's willing to get stuck in, ask questions, and contribute.
- Ideally you'll need to be able to start at short notice.
For further details or a confidential chat, please reach out to Emma Dugdale or Lucy Regan.