Management Accountant (Interim)

Job Description:

Management Accountant (Interim)

Notttingham

Immediate start

The Role

The Management Accountant will take ownership of the production of accurate and timely financial information for the company as a whole and for its individual divisions. The role will involve working closely with the company’s directors to provide insight into business performance and to support ongoing growth and improvement.

This is a broad and varied position requiring strong technical accounting skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive, analytical mindset.

About Us

We are a fast-growing, UK-based recruitment business with ambitious expansion plans. As our organisation continues to develop, we are looking to strengthen our finance function by appointing a skilled and commercially minded Management Accountant to support the business through the next stage of growth.

This is a key role within the finance team, providing high-quality financial information and analysis to support strategic decision-making at board level.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of monthly management accounts for the company and its separate divisions
• Preparation of annual budgets and ongoing budget reviews
• Monitoring financial performance against budgets and forecasts
• Presenting financial results to the Directors and senior management
• Explaining key variances and fluctuations in a clear and concise manner
• Developing and producing KPI reporting for the wider business and additional performance analytics
• Monitoring the company’s cash position to ensure effective liquidity management and producing ad hoc cashflows where required
• Providing accurate financial reporting to the company’s external funding partners, including the bank and acting as a primary finance contact
• Supporting strategic decision-making through financial insight and analysis
• Leading and coordinating the annual audit process
• Managing and supporting the existing finance team
• Overseeing the payroll and credit control functions (without direct involvement in day-to-day processing)
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes, and financial controls
• Working closely with operational teams to support business performance
• Ad hoc financial analysis and project work as required

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience in a Management Accountant role or similar
• Strong experience of producing management accounts and financial reporting
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and data manipulation
• Experience of working with multiple software packages, including Sage Line 50
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of managing or supervising a finance team
• Exposure to audit processes
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High level of attention to detail with strong organisational skills
• Commercially minded with a proactive approach

Qualifications

• Formal accounting qualification are required
• Minimum qualification: AAT (or equivalent)
• Ideally ACCA, ACA, CIMA or similar
• Strong academic background in finance and accounting

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