About the Business

The opportunity to become a Management Accountant within a large, established services business in Birmingham offers the chance to join a supportive and collaborative finance team. You’ll be part of a high-performing environment where professional development is encouraged, processes are clear, and your contributions make a real impact on the business. This is a role that provides exposure to a complex, high-value organisation and the chance to grow your career within a stable and successful company.

Main Duties:

As a Management Accountant, your main duties include:

* Produce and report monthly management accounts for UK business units, ensuring timely review of P&Ls with operational leaders.

* Collate commentary and insights with the business partnering team to support trading performance and present findings to senior management.

* Drive the budgeting process for assigned divisions, working with business partners to understand cost drivers, challenge assumptions, and support operationally owned budgets.

* Support profitability analysis and provide actionable insights to the business.

* Take ownership of balance sheet reconciliations for relevant business units, highlighting risks and opportunities to senior colleagues.

* Assist with year-end and external audits, providing necessary information and support to the audit teams.

* Support corporate governance and financial controls, helping maintain best practice documentation for accounting processes and controls.

* Ensure all regular reporting cycle targets are met and deadlines adhered to.

* Where applicable, mentor and guide assistant management accountants responsible for smaller units or subcomponents, supporting their development.

* Undertake ad hoc financial analysis to aid decision-making and support business initiatives.

Location / Office / Culture

The role is based in Birmingham with a hybrid working pattern of three days in the office and two from home. You’ll join a collaborative finance team within a supportive environment where managers encourage development and knowledge sharing. The business offers clear processes and the scale to provide stability and career progression, along with exposure to interesting and varied work across multiple business units.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

* Experienced in management accounting with strong financial skills.

* Skilled in month-end processes, revenue posting, and resolving exceptions.

* Experience with customer rebate accruals and multi-unit performance reporting.

* Strong analytical skills for profitability, supplier reporting, and ad hoc analysis.

* Confident interpreting financial data to provide insights and forecasts.

* Able to reconcile and analyse detailed cost data for accurate customer profitability.

* Comfortable with automated revenue reporting systems and troubleshooting.

* Collaborative, clear communicator, adaptable to evolving processes, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Why Join the business

* Hybrid working with 3 days in the Birmingham office

* Collaborative, supportive finance team

* Exposure to complex tax and high-value business operations

* Opportunities to develop your career and gain broad tax experience

* Stable, well-resourced organisation with strong governance and processes

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.

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