Management Accountant

Management Accountant Location

Manchester

Permanent Position

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts for the Oman and Dubai businesses within agreed reporting deadlines.
• Manage month-end activities, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare clear commentary on financial performance, explaining movements in revenue, gross profit, costs and profitability.
• Investigate variances against budgets, forecasts and prior periods, highlighting issues and actions required.
• Reconcile intercompany balances and account for foreign currency transactions.
• Work with operational colleagues to ensure billing, payroll and other financial inputs are complete and accurately reflected in the accounts.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting.
• Monitor working capital, highlighting overdue balances and other areas requiring attention.
• Support year-end reporting, audit requests and local compliance requirements alongside the wider finance team and external advisers.
• Identify practical improvements to reporting, processes and financial controls.

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA, or recently qualified in one of these or an equivalent accounting qualification.
• Practical experience of producing management accounts, with a clear understanding of the month-end process.
• A strong grounding in accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with accounting systems and financial data.
• Good attention to detail, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and resolve problems.
• The ability to organise your workload and meet deadlines across competing priorities.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with colleagues outside finance.

• Driven: You want to develop, take on responsibility and progress in your accounting career.
• A self-starter: You take action, ask focused questions and move work forward without needing constant direction.
• Accountable: You take ownership of the quality and timeliness of your work and follow issues through to resolution.
• Curious: You want to understand what drives performance and can look beyond the figures.
• Proactive: You spot potential problems early and bring practical suggestions.
• Collaborative: You work independently while knowing when to seek input or raise an issue.

• Experience in recruitment, staffing or another service-based business.
• Exposure to multiple entities, international operations or foreign currencies.
• Experience in using Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Experience supporting budgets, forecasts or financial analysis.
• Previous responsibility for Middle Eastern entities is helpful, but is not essential.

• Take ownership of management accounts for two international businesses.
• Build on your existing experience in a role with broader responsibility.
• Develop your commercial understanding through close contact with operational colleagues.
• Make a visible contribution through useful reporting and process improvements.
• Gain experience that supports your progression towards wider finance responsibilities.