Senior Management Accountant
11 hours ago
City of London
Baker Charles are currently working with a well known high street brand in supporting the recruitment of a Senior Management Accountant. The role will report into the Head of Finance and requires a strong management accountant to take ownership of the management accounting function. The role will involve the following: Key responsibilities You will be responsible for: Own the management accounting cycle • Plan, run, and continuously improve the month-end close (planning, execution, review, sign-off), • Deliver complete and accurate management accounts to agreed deadlines, • Maintain consistent reporting definitions, mappings, and presentation across periods, • Provide analysis and insight that supports leadership decision-making and group consolidation Improve systems use and drive efficiency • Maximise effective use of finance systems and reporting tools to reduce manual processing and rework, • Identify root causes of process inefficiencies and data quality issues, and implement corrective actions, • Lead or support automation and standardisation initiatives that improve speed, accuracy, and scalability, • Ensure system usage aligns with agreed process design and reporting standards, • Lead and develop the team, • Lead the management accounting team and set clear expectations for quality, ownership, and delivery, • Coach and develop team members to strengthen technical capability and process discipline, • Implement consistent review, feedback, and knowledge-sharing routines, • Build resilience and capacity to support scale, volume, and increasing complexity Key stakeholders • Finance leadership (standards, governance, escalation), • Commercial and operational leaders (performance drivers, inputs, actions), • Group finance (alignment to reporting requirements and quality expectations), • Finance systems / transformation stakeholders (tooling, automation, process design) Requirements The role requires someone who can demonstrate the following: Ways of working • Takes ownership for quality, timelines and outcomes, • Communicates clearly and partners well with non-finance stakeholders, • Continuously improves—simplifies, standardises and automates where it adds value Essential • Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent), • Strong management accounting experience with proven ownership of month-end close, • High standards of financial control, reconciliation, and review, • Strong systems and Excel capability, with experience improving reporting or finance processes, • Proven ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders and translate numbers into clear actions Process and improvement mindset • Demonstrated ability to shorten close cycles and improve data quality, • Strong process orientation and attention to detail, with a focus on standardisation, • Comfortable operating in high-volume, fast-paced environments This is a hybrid role 3 days a week in the office and 2 days WFH.