Management Accountant

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global technology and digital transformation partner, delivering innovative solutions that empower businesses to grow and succeed. Operating across multiple regions, they works with clients from various industries, including technology, professional services, and finance, providing end-to-end cloud, ERP, and managed service solutions.

Purpose of Role

The Management Accountant is responsible for preparing accurate and timely management accounts, financial reports, and analysis to support internal reporting and decision-making. The role supports the Financial Controller in maintaining financial controls, monitoring performance against budgets, and ensuring the smooth operation of day-to-day finance activities. This includes contributing to month-end close, variance analysis, and other financial processes as required.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and contribute to the delivery of monthly management accounts packs across all legal entities, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission.
• Calculate, post, and reconcile deferred and accrued income by customer, product, and line of business in line with revenue recognition principles.
• Ensure all operating costs are accurately allocated by department, cost centre, and line of business, applying appropriate accruals and prepayments to reflect the correct reporting period.
• Maintain and reconcile the Fixed Asset Register for all entities, including depreciation calculations and asset lifecycle tracking.
• Reconcile and monitor intercompany loan and trading accounts, ensuring accuracy and resolution of discrepancies on a monthly basis.
• Perform monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations, presenting findings and resolution plans during formal reviews with the Financial Controller.
• Produce and analyse daily, weekly, and monthly cash reports, supporting short-term cash flow forecasting and liquidity management.
• Ensure timely submission of reports to the National Statistics Office and other external regulatory bodies in accordance with statutory deadlines.
• Support the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
• Assist with the coordination and delivery of year-end audit requirements, liaising with external auditors and contributing to statutory reporting.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis, reporting, and support to the wider Finance team as required to support business operations and decision-making.

Skills & Abilities

• Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar management accounting role.
• Proven track record of preparing management accounts, journal postings, accruals/prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting standards, with experience supporting audits and statutory reporting cycles.
• Experience using ERP systems is essential; prior knowledge of SAP Business ByDesign or S/4HANA is highly advantageous.
• Advanced Excel skills, including working with large datasets, pivot tables, and complex formulas for financial analysis and reporting.
• Strong systems literacy and process-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify and implement efficiencies in financial processes.
• Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and a methodical approach to work, particularly under tight deadlines.
• Self-starter with a “can-do” attitude and strong ownership of responsibilities, able to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of building collaborative relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
• Demonstrates persistence and drive to see tasks through to completion with high standards of delivery (“completer-finisher” mindset).