Management Accountant
22 days ago
Birmingham
About the Business An exciting opportunity to join a large, well-established services business in Birmingham as a Management Accountant. You’ll work within a supportive, high-performing finance team, gain exposure to a complex organisation and benefit from clear processes. The role offers exposure to a complex, high-value business and provides strong scope for long-term career progression within a stable and successful organisation. Main Duties: As a Management Accountant, your main duties include: • Prepare and deliver monthly management accounts for UK business units, ensuring timely P&L reviews in partnership with operational leaders., • Develop insightful financial commentary in collaboration with the business partnering team to support trading performance and present key findings to senior management., • Lead the budgeting process for allocated divisions, working closely with stakeholders to understand cost drivers, challenge assumptions, and support operational ownership of budgets., • Deliver profitability analysis and translate financial data into clear, actionable business insights., • Own balance sheet reconciliations for relevant business units, proactively identifying and communicating risks and opportunities to senior colleagues., • Support year-end close and external audit processes by preparing and providing accurate and timely information to audit teams., • Contribute to strong corporate governance and financial control frameworks, maintaining best-practice documentation for accounting processes and controls., • Ensure all recurring reporting requirements are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines., • Where applicable, mentor and support assistant management accountants, overseeing smaller units or sub-components and contributing to their professional development., • Perform ad hoc financial analysis to support business initiatives and informed decision-making. Location / Office / Culture The role is Birmingham-based with a hybrid working model of three days in the office and two from home. You’ll join a collaborative and supportive finance team that values development and knowledge sharing, within a stable, well-structured organisation offering career progression and exposure to varied work across multiple business unit What We Are Looking For The ideal candidate will have: • Strong management accounting experience with solid financial and month-end expertise., • Proven ability in revenue reporting, rebate accruals, and multi-unit performance analysis., • Highly analytical, delivering profitability insights, supplier reporting, and ad hoc analysis., • Confident interpreting financial data to support forecasting and commercial decision-making., • Collaborative communicator, adaptable to change and focused on continuous improvement. Why Join the Business • Hybrid working with 3 days in the Birmingham office, • Collaborative, supportive finance team, • Onsite gym and free breakfast, • Growing business with opportunity for progression About Us We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly. Ref: VS61938