Management Accountant; Part Time

The Finance Manager will take ownership of the financial management and reporting for a portfolio. Working closely with both finance and operational stakeholders, the role is responsible for ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls, and providing commercial insight to support business performance. This role is part time, the hours are negotiable, ideally around 25 hours, which will be on site.

• Take full ownership of the accounting and financial reporting activities for designated business units.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and provide insightful analysis of financial and operational performance.
• Develop a thorough understanding of business operations, key performance drivers, revenue streams and cost structures.
• Maintain accurate accounting records in accordance with group policies and financial controls.
• Regularly review processes and controls, identifying and mitigating risks while driving improvements in governance and compliance.
• Produce timely, meaningful management reporting, presenting results and recommendations to senior operational and finance stakeholders.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all balances are fully supported and regularly reviewed.
• Prepare indirect tax returns and support other regulatory and statutory reporting requirements.
• Oversee key transactional finance processes, including receivables, payables and revenue recognition activities.
• Manage cash flow reporting, forecasting and working capital performance.
• Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Assist with year-end audits and statutory financial reporting requirements.
• Provide guidance, training and support to finance and non-finance stakeholders across the business.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, implementing enhancements to systems, processes and controls.
• Maintain oversight of fixed assets, payroll reporting and cash management activities.

• Ideally CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified, but would consider QBE with the relevant experience
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience gained within a commercial environment
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyse and interpret large volumes of data.
• Proficient across Microsoft Office applications including Word and PowerPoint.
• Highly analytical with excellent attention to detail and strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering operational leaders.
• A collaborative team player who builds strong working relationships across the organisation.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, office-based environment with regular interaction with key stakeholders.
• Self starter and able to work alone.