Management Accountant Project Driven Business. LilyLifestyle

Search are supporting the recruitment of a Management Accountant to join a fast growing, project driven business in Edinburgh. Reporting directly to the Finance Director, this role offers genuine ownership, visibility and influence in a dynamic, hands on environment.

You’ll play a key role in shaping financial insight across multiple live projects, working closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders. This is a great opportunity for a commercially minded accountant who enjoys being close to the action and wants to make a tangible impact.

• Full cycle management accounting, including month end close, reporting and MI preparation
• Producing accurate, timely management accounts with meaningful commentary
• Monitoring project costs, margins, WIP and variances across multiple sites
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning
• Partnering with project managers and site teams to support cost control and decision making
• Supporting year end and statutory audit processes
• Delivering ad hoc commercial analysis to support business decisions
• Driving improvements in financial processes, reporting and systems as the business scales

• Qualified or Qualified by Experience Accountant
• Strong management accounting experience within construction or a project based environment
• Solid understanding of job costing, WIP and project finance
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using accounting systems
• Confident communicator, comfortable challenging stakeholders and working cross functionally
• Able to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
• Experience with CIS, VAT and construction systems (advantageous but not essential)

• Salary of circa 50,000- 60,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid working options
• High impact role with direct exposure to senior leadership
• Opportunity to shape processes in a growing, ambitious business
• Supportive, collaborative culture with clear scope for progression
• Involvement in high profile, meaningful projects

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.