Management Accountant

MacKenzie King are excited to be supporting a private equity backed business in the recruitment of a Management Accountant to join their team. This is an exciting time to join them as a Management Accountant while they’re going through a period of growth and fresh ideas. This business is truly focused on maintaining a culture of inclusivity and collaboration to ensure they deliver a service in line with their core values. They are proud to have recently been awarded a number of impressive accreditations and are looking for an enthusiastic Management Accountant to join them on their journey.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Support with the month-end close process, ensuring all financial transactions are accurately recorded within 4 days of the month-end.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations, addressing any discrepancies promptly and highlighting issues to the Group Financial Controller.
• Support senior management with ad-hoc financial analysis as required.
• Assist with the annual financial audit, preparing reconciliations and supporting documentation where required.
• Oversee and carry out the preparation of accruals and prepayments, ensuring accurate and timely recognition of expenses.
• Carry out weekly reporting for the wider business for review by the Group Financial Controller.
• Identify opportunities for streamlining month-end and enhancing data integrity.
• Assist in the annual budget setting process and mid-year reforecasting.
• Provide training and support to your peers.
• Report any concerns, issues or system weaknesses as they are identified to the Group Financial Controller.
• Assist in data cleansing, reporting and transitioning to a new system.
• Adhoc reporting and tasks as required.

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Professional qualification or part qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) is highly desirable but QBE will be considered.
• Proven experience as a Management Accountant or in a similar role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, being able to tailor your approach to your different stakeholders.
• Strong reporting skills - proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products especially Excel.
• Experience in a new system implementation or system change will be advantageous.
• Be proactive with a strong “can do” attitude.
• A strong sense of integrity and able to uphold confidentiality.