Management Accountant

Position: Management Accountant (Permanent)
Management Accountant

Location:

On-site, Portland, Dorset
Salary: £40k to £45K per annum

We are supporting a major defence sector client to appoint a Management Accountant on a perm basis. The successful candidate will provide financial management and reporting support across a long-term contract, ensuring project milestones and financial performance are maintained.

Reporting to the Finance Controller and working closely with the Project Manager and wider programme team, the role involves managing cash flow, preparing statutory and management information reports, forecasting, budgeting and ensuring compliance with IFRS
15 revenue recognition standards.

Key responsibilities include:

Implementing and maintaining financial controls and disciplines
Delivering accurate and timely financial reporting and forecasting
Collaborating with project and finance teams to manage cash flow and financial risk
Translating financial information for non-finance stakeholders
Championing financial compliance and embedding best practice

Essential criteria:

Professional accounting qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
Minimum three years’ accounting experience, ideally within engineering or manufacturing
Proven business partnering experience supporting long-term projects
Knowledge of IFRS
15 and project accounting principles
Right to work in the UK and ability to work on-site

This is a permanent role.

Due to the nature of work at the client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British Citizens.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then