Management Accountant

Company Description

To support the Financial Controller in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting and management accounting across the business. The Management Accountant will play a key role in maintaining financial controls, supporting cash management, driving budget and forecast processes, and partnering with operational teams to provide meaningful financial insight.

Job Description

The Management Accountant is accountable for maintaining accurate and complete financial records in accordance with Group policies, UK GAAP, and statutory requirements. They will support the delivery of financial and commercial objectives, providing effective business partnering to internal stakeholders whilst upholding the highest standards of financial governance.

Specific Responsibilities

1.  Monthly Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet, and cashflow analysis.

• Perform month-end close activities including journals, accruals, prepayments, and provisions.

• Complete variance analysis against budget and forecast, providing clear and concise commentary.

• Reconcile key control accounts including bank, intercompany, and balance sheet accounts.

• Prepare monthly consolidation reporting for Group submissions to agreed timetables.

• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly management account packs for senior stakeholders.

2.  Cashflow Forecasting & Cash Management

• Prepare weekly and monthly cashflow forecasts, monitoring actuals against projections.

• Support cash collection activities, working closely with Commercial teams to ensure timely receipt of payments.

• Identify and escalate potential cashflow risks, providing proactive analysis to the Financial Controller.

• Perform regular bank reconciliations and treasury reporting as required.

• Liaise with internal stakeholders to improve accuracy of cashflow forecasting models.

3.  Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the annual budgeting process, coordinating inputs from operational and commercial teams.

• Assist in the preparation of quarterly reforecasts, ensuring alignment with business performance.

• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support business planning decisions.

• Work with budget holders to challenge assumptions and drive accountability for financial performance.

• Maintain and update budget templates and forecasting tools, improving accuracy and efficiency over time.

4.  Business Partnering & Ad Hoc Queries

• Act as a key finance point of contact for operational and commercial teams, responding to ad hoc financial queries in a timely and accurate manner.

• Process and manage cost transfers between contracts, cost centres, and entities, ensuring correct coding and appropriate authorisation.

• Provide financial analysis and insight to support project reviews and contract profitability assessments.

• Support the preparation of ad hoc reports and financial analysis as required by the Financial Controller or senior leadership.

• Build strong working relationships across the business, translating financial data into clear, actionable insight for non-finance stakeholders.

5.  Financial Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with Group financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.

• Maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations to agreed timetables and standards.

• Support internal and external audit requirements, providing documentation and analysis as needed.

• Assist with VAT, CIS, PAYE/NI, and other statutory compliance obligations.

• Maintain clear audit trails and documentation across all financial transactions.

6.  Systems & Process Improvement

• Maintain and optimise Business Central ERP, including dimension structures and chart of accounts.

• Support development of automated reporting using Power Query and other tools.

• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual intervention and improve efficiency.

• Document financial processes and procedures to ensure knowledge retention and continuity.

• Contribute to finance transformation initiatives led by the Financial Controller.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or qualified by experience

• Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar management accounting role

• Strong technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP)

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, XLOOKUP, data analysis)

• Experience working with ERP systems

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy

• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines

• Clear communicator with ability to explain finance to non-finance stakeholders

• Self-motivated and able to work independently

• Experience in construction, infrastructure, or project-based industries

• Business Central ERP experience

• Power Query, Jet Reports, Odata

• CIS and subcontractor accounting knowledge

• Experience supporting cashflow forecasting models

• Exposure to finance transformation or systems implementation

• Payroll processing experience

• Process improvement mindset

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