Management Accountant

Posted 22 January 2024
Salary £37000 - £43000 per annum, Benefits: plus excellent benefits and hybrid working
LocationManchester
Discipline Transactional & Part Qualified
ReferenceHB38403MAM
Contact NameHarriett Busby

Job description

About the Company:

Axon Moore are delighted to be working with a very well-established, sector leading business based in Manchester City Centre to appoint a part-qualified Management Accountant. The business is PE backed, highly acquisitional and are growing! 

Reporting to the Head of Management Accounts, you will be responsible for up to 5 separate entities, providing insightful information and analysis to enable the business to drive forward. We need a strong communicator, someone confident in their experience to spot opportunities for process improvement and adding value in a changing environment!

Salary and Benefits:

Salary £37,000 - £43,000 DOE,  hybrid working is available, discretionary annual company bonus, up to 10% pension, 25 days holiday plus banks, plus your birthday off, development opportunities, city centre location with fantastic tram/train/bus links. Discounts and employee assistance programme. Full list of benefits available on request.

What we are looking for you to do/key responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the production of monthly management accounts for 1 business entity with full P&L oversight, reviewing revenue and costs/overheads
  • Providing commentary on and investigating variances
  • Assist with the budgeting and forecasting
  • Monthly bank reconciliations and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Posting prepayments/accruals
  • Posting journals.
  • VAT returns
  • Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and systems
  • Reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ensure payroll information is collated, approved and all payments made including monthly payments are made to HMRC.
  • Assisting with the annual audit.
  • Other ad-hoc monthly reporting and financial analysis
Professional qualification and competencies:
  • Preferably 2+ years’ experience in a similar Management Accounting role
  • CIMA/ACCA/ACA part-qualified and an active studier
  • Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be beneficial
  • Intermediate level of competency with Microsoft Excel and Word
  • A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Solid knowledge of the workings of a Finance team, including best practice and working to strict deadlines.
  • Essential to have a common sense approach to dealing with problems.
  • Proactive attitude to resolving issues
For more information, please contact Harriett Busby at Axon Moore