Senior Management Accountant

The Role

As Senior Management Accountant you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting business performance, taking ownership of the monthly management accounts for a portfolio of entities, support budgeting and forecasting activities, and provide meaningful financial insight to operational stakeholders.

You'll also act as line manager for one person.

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss,
• Balance Sheet and supporting schedules.
• Ownership of entity trial balances, ensuring all financial information is complete and accurate.
• Prepare and post journals, incl. accruals, prepayments and other month end adjustments.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and investigate any variances.
• Process intercompany transactions and reconciliations across multiple entities.
• Provide clear commentary on financial performance, highlighting key variances against budget and forecast.
• Support the preparation of annual budgets and regular financial forecasts.
• Build strong relationships with operational managers, providing financial support and commercial insight.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and monitor capital expenditure.
• Support the year end audit process and liaise with external auditors.
• Prepare cashflow forecasts and manage intercompany funding requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, controls and business performance.
• Line manage and develop a Management Accountant, providing support, coaching and review of their work.

The Person

• Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
• Management Accounting experience gained in a commercial setting - TB through to final reporting
• Experience of supporting Budgeting and Forecasting processes and partnering operational stakeholders
• Excel and ERP systems skills
• Supervisory/leadership experience would be highly advantageous.

This is a fantastic interim opportunity with a respected Midlands employer of choice.

Offices are near to public transport links.