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The Management Accountant will play a pivotal role in supporting the Accounting & Finance department by delivering accurate financial reports, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This position in the Technology & Telecoms industry is based in Reading and offers a rewarding opportunity for a professional seeking to contribute to financial excellence. Client Details About the Company My client is a fast-growing international technology and services group specialising in digital transformation, intelligent information management and data-driven innovation. With operations across multiple regions and a diverse global customer base-including public sector bodies, research institutions and leading commercial enterprises-the business is scaling rapidly following recent investment from a major growth fund. A newly appointed CFO is leading a programme to modernise and strengthen the finance function, creating an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified Management Accountant to join at a pivotal moment and contribute to evolving reporting processes, improving insight and supporting the company's next phase of expansion. Description What You'll Be Doing Initially • Produce monthly management accounts for the group and overseas entities, including all month-end journals, reconciliations and supporting schedules, • Support the Finance Manager with commentary on financial performance and variance analysis, • Review internal finance processes with the Finance Manager and CFO, recommending technology-enabled improvements, • Assist with preparation of monthly board packs and investor reporting, • Prepare quarterly VAT returns, • Oversee sales ledger processing and produce monthly credit management reporting, including debt-chasing where required, • Manage loan accounting calculations and banking transactions, • Support the Finance Manager through the annual group audit, • Maintain accurate bookkeeping to trial balance within Xero, ensuring data is complete and aligned to the month-end timetable, • Supervise the Accounts Assistant, • Support the Finance Manager and HR team with the monthly payroll cycle, including year-end activities (P60s, P11Ds, etc.)How Your Role Will Grow Over Time, • Prepare and deliver tailored monthly financial reporting for the C-suite and departmental leaders, • Provide analysis and insight to support decision-making across the senior leadership team, • Contribute to strengthening financial controls and reporting processes across overseas subsidiaries, • Work with the CFO to enhance group forecasting models, including long-term planning, annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, • Develop specialist skills as the finance team's Power BI lead, • Collaborate with the PMO to analyse project performance and margins using new project-tracking tools, • Partner with commercial and marketing leaders to evaluate marketing ROI, sales pipeline performance and their impact on forecasts, • Degree educated with strong academics, ideally in a numerate discipline, • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), • Advanced Excel skills essential; familiarity with Xero advantageous, • Experience within a private-equity-backed or scaling technology business is highly beneficial, • Proactive, improvement-focused mindset with a track record of driving efficiencies, • Comfortable using technology to streamline or automate processes, • 25 days' holiday plus public holidays, • Stakeholder pension with employer contributions, • Private healthcare, • Life insurance, • Supportive leadership committed to professional development

Job Title: Senior Accountant Package: £40,000 - £60,000 per annum (DOE), Private HealthCare, On site Parking Working hours: Full time, Monday-Friday A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Senior Accountant to join a well-established, small-to-medium-sized accountancy practice near Wokingham. This is a client-facing, general practice role ideal for a professional who enjoys managing a diverse portfolio and thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. The firm is structured into dedicated teams, supported by Associate Directors and a full administrative and payroll suite, offering a stable and professional platform for your next career move. Job Overview As a Senior Accountant, you will take ownership of client relationships and deliver a full suite of accounting services. You will be expected to 'hit the ground running,' managing workloads independently while contributing to the wider success of your team. Client Management: Act as the main point of contact for a diverse portfolio of clients, ensuring high levels of service and retention. Financial Reporting: Prepare and oversee the production of year-end statutory accounts and regular management accounts. Taxation & Compliance: Manage corporate tax computations, VAT returns, and provide guidance on general compliance matters. Workflow Oversight: Coordinate with trainees and administrative staff to ensure all statutory deadlines are met accurately. General Practice Duties: Handle payroll and other ad-hoc accounting tasks as required by the client's needs. Job Requirements Experience: A minimum of 3-4 years of experience within a UK accountancy practice is essential. Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in general practice accounting, including year-end production and tax. Qualifications: While being ACA/ACCA qualified is advantageous (and required for the higher salary bracket), relevant experience is the primary focus . Location: Must be local to the Wokingham/Reading area and able to work fully office based . Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage a portfolio with minimal supervision. Package & Benefits Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 per annum (Highly dependent on experience and qualification status). Working Environment: Fully office-based (Hybrid working considered for long-standing staff). Holiday: 22 days per annum plus Bank Holidays. Health & Wellbeing: Private healthcare coverage. Future Planning: Auto-enrolment pension scheme and potential for study support. Convenience: On-site parking provided. Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for. TPBN1_UKTJ