Management Accountant

Management Accountant
Kensington, London | Hybrid - 3 days per week
£45,000 - £50,000 Reporting to:
Senior Management Accountant
We’re growing, changing and doing things a little differently at and we’re looking for a Management Accountant who wants to be part of it. This isn’t a role where you’ll simply prepare the numbers, file the report and move on to the next month. You’ll be right at the heart of the business, using your financial expertise to understand what’s driving performance, where we can do better and where we should be focusing our attention.

Management Accountant
Kensington, London | Hybrid - 3 days per week
£45,000 - £50,000 Reporting to:
Senior Management Accountant
We’re growing, changing and doing things a little differently at and we’re looking for a Management Accountant who wants to be part of it. This isn’t a role where you’ll simply prepare the numbers, file the report and move on to the next month. You’ll be right at the heart of the business, using your financial expertise to understand what’s driving performance, where we can do better and where we should be focusing our attention.
Reporting to the Senior Management Accountant, you’ll take ownership of the management accounts for a portfolio of our restaurant sites and work closely with Operations and central teams across the wider Karali Group portfolio. It’s a great opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant who enjoys combining technical accounting with commercial thinking, wants genuine exposure to a fast-moving hospitality business and is ready to make an impact.
You’ll take responsibility for producing accurate and insightful monthly management accounts for your allocated restaurant portfolio
That will include:

• Preparing monthly management accounts, including P&L reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Posting and reviewing month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating any discrepancies.
• Supporting the Senior Management Accountant with the production of monthly reporting packs.
• Ensuring financial information is accurate, timely and clearly communicated.
• Highlight risks, opportunities and areas where performance could be improved.
• Develop and improve reporting packs, dashboards and KPIs so that leaders have the information they need to make better decisions.
• Look for trends across the estate and identify opportunities to improve financial performance.

• The annual budgeting process.
• Periodic forecasting and reforecasting
• Analysis of business performance and future opportunities.
• Continuous improvement projects across Finance.
• The development of more effective reporting, processes and control
• You’ll already have solid experience in a Management Accountant role and be comfortable taking ownership of your numbers.

• Strong management accounting experience and a good understanding of month-end processes.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of data.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to spot trends, anomalies and opportunities.
• Excellent attention to detail — because the small things matter when you’re responsible for the…