Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant

Location:

Chipping Sodbury
Salary:
Competitive
Reporting to:
Accounting and Reporting Manager

Our Chipping Sodbury office is in close proximity to Yate, providing an idyllic setting for a workspace with free parking and onsite cafe.

The Senior Management Accountant will oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts and coordinate profit and loss statements for allocated business lines. The role ensures that financial results are produced to a high standard, with strong quality, integrity, and clarity for stakeholders. The role also leads and develops teams of subject matter experts, promotes best practice across the finance function, and works closely with the wider business to support operational and strategic needs.

A strong focus will be on standardising and optimising accounting processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and control across the business.

• Take ownership of the preparation and detailed understanding of monthly management accounts for designated business lines.
• Ensure delivery is timely, accurate, and fully compliant with internal and group reporting requirements.
• Maintain high standards of quality, integrity, and transparency within all financial reporting.
• Ensure balance sheets are robust, accurate, and thoroughly reviewed, with clear accountability within the team.

• Manage, develop, and motivate a team of accountants, providing appropriate challenge, guidance, and coaching.
• Support team development by building technical knowledge, professional judgement, and commercial understanding.
• Manage resource utilisation, task allocation, and key dependencies to ensure efficient and resilient working practices.

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with financial and operational stakeholders.
• Act as the main point of contact for management accounting queries, providing clear explanations and insight.
• Ensure stakeholders have the knowledge and understanding required to interpret financial results accurately.

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and deliver efficiencies and cost savings.
• Standardise processes across business lines where possible, leveraging synergies in finance operations.
• Take ownership of process improvement initiatives from identification through to implementation.
• Promote strong process discipline, control, and best practice across the business.

• Act as a technical specialist within the Accounting and Reporting function.
• Resolve complex and diverse accounting queries using professional judgement.
• Support and upskill the team by sharing technical knowledge and best practice.

• Coordinate all activities relating to internal controls and internal audit within Accounting and Reporting.
• Ensure agreed actions are clearly owned, tracked, and delivered within required deadlines.
• Support the maintenance of a strong control environment and compliance culture.

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).

• Armed Forces Covenant (Gold) | Disability Confident | 5% Club (Platinum) | Mates in Mind | Clear Assured | STEM Ambassador | MPQC Member
• Competitive Package:
  Salary, bonus incentives, generous pension, and life assurance
• Work-Life Balance: 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays), agile/flexible working, holiday purchase, and sabbatical options, Season and travel ticket loans
• Family-Friendly Policies:
  Enhanced support for maternity, paternity, adoption, IVF, neonatal care, and menopause
• Inclusive Culture:
  Paid volunteering day and active employee communities (LGBTQ+, Women in STEM, Armed Forces, and more)
• Wellbeing & Development:
  Employee Assistance Programme, retail discounts, and continuous learning opportunities