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About the Role

The Management Accountant is responsible for maintaining an accurate general ledger, supporting month-end close, ensuring high-quality financial reporting, and implementing strong financial controls. This role also drives finance process and systems improvements, provides financial insight for decision-making, and develops junior team members.

Responsibilities

Maintain an accurate general ledger in accordance with UK GAAP.
Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow reporting, and commentary.
Perform balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules with analysis.
Provide P&L variance analysis (actual vs budget/forecast) with clear commentary and insight into key business drivers.
Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes by posting journals such as accruals, prepayments, deferrals, banking, and other month-end adjustments.
Maintain the daily cash flow forecast schedule.
Assist with reporting on monthly key metrics across the department.
Maintain integrity of the finance system, including chart of accounts, FX processes, subledgers, and reporting structures.
Review and analyse monthly sales commission calculations for accuracy and consistency.
Act as a finance partner to the Sales, Marketing, and Operational teams.
Support stakeholders in understanding financial performance and improving data quality, completeness, and timeliness.
Provide ad hoc analysis, forecasting input, and financial insights to support decision-making.
Ensure accuracy and timeliness of VAT returns, corporation tax provisions, and National Statistics submissions.
Support the year-end accounts and annual audit process.
Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes, controls, and systems.
Support enhancements to Sage 200 and wider finance processes.
Support the transition to a new mid-tier finance system / ERP.
Promote best practice and support embedding improved ways of working across the finance function.
Support the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Credit Control teams.
Ensure proper allocation of receipts, payments, and transactions, and support cash flow forecasting.
Undertake ad hoc analysis, reporting, and finance tasks as required.

Requirements

One to three years’ experience as a post-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with relevant industry experience in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
Solid working knowledge of UK best practice for core finance processes (AP, AR, GL accounting, banking), compliance, reporting, and systems.
Strong analytical ability and commercial awareness.
Strong technical accounting expertise, including UK GAAP, VAT, and taxation.
Excel skills at intermediate level or above; proficient with VLOOKUPS or index match functions and pivot tables as a minimum, and laying out clear working files.
Enthusiastic and results-driven with a can-do attitude and calm under pressure.
Organised and detail-oriented, with high accuracy and a conscientious approach.
Ability to manage deadlines, prioritise workload, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Collaborative team player with a positive and solution-focused mindset.
Strong communicator with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of the business.

Skills

Sage 200
UK GAAP
P&L reporting
Balance sheet reconciliation
Variance analysis
Cash flow forecasting
VAT returns
Corporation tax
Excel (VLOOKUPS, index match, pivot tables)
Financial systems implementation

Location

London

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Post-qualified accountant

Education Level

ACA/ACCA/CIMA