Sowena is exclusively partnering with a fast growing and acquisitive managed services business, to recruit for a Management Accountant. This is a brand new role due to company growth and you’ll have full ownership of the month end process, balance sheet control and financial analysis production.
This is a busy, hands of role and suitable for an experienced, qualified and ambitious management accountant, looking for ownership and progression.
Key responsibilities include:
- Producing monthly management accounts, including profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports.
- Supporting budgets and forecasts, and producing variance analysis to support financial planning and business performance.
- Partnering with operational and departmental managers to provide financial insight and challenge business assumptions.
- Monitoring financial performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and identifying opportunities to improve profitability.
- Managing month-end and year-end processes, ensuring reporting deadlines are met accurately and efficiently.
- Conducting balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining strong financial controls and compliance procedures.
- Supporting audit requirements and statutory reporting obligations.
- Analysing costs, margins, and commercial performance to inform business strategy.
- Assisting with process improvements, systems development, and automation initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency.
- Providing ad hoc financial analysis and reporting to senior leadership teams.
- Mentoring junior staff members.
Essential criteria:
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA).
- Proven experience in a Management Accountant role.
- Strong understanding of management accounting principles, financial reporting, and month-end processes.
- Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow reports.
- Ability to analyse financial data and provide meaningful insights to support business decision-making.
- Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial control experience.
- Excellent attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across finance and non-finance teams.
- Commercially minded with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.