Management Accountant

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We are a talent incubator. The time you spend at Expleo will turbo-charge your career, allowing you to work on complex technical challenges, enjoy opportunities to expand your skills and take part in inspiring, multi-disciplinary collaborations with your colleagues. Whether working on cutting‑edge technologies in banking, energy & utilities, retail, logistics and the manufacturing factories of tomorrow, you will have the opportunity to become a bolder version of yourself.

Let's change the game together.

Are you a hands‑on Management Accountant looking to take ownership of month‑end, reporting, and a small team in a growing organisation? At Expleo UK, we’re looking for a proactive, detail‑focused Management Accountant to join our Preston‑based finance team and play a key role in delivering accurate, insightful financial information that drives business decisions.

If you enjoy getting into the numbers, improving processes, and working collaboratively across the business, this could be the ideal next step in your career.

• In this Management Accountant role with Expleo, you will be a key member of the finance function, responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial information and supporting robust financial controls.
• Lead key elements of the month‑end close process, including preparing and posting accruals, prepayments and other journals.
• Prepare and complete month‑end reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and resolving variances in a timely manner.
• Deliver insightful P&L and balance sheet analysis, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities to finance leadership.
• Support the production of monthly management accounts and internal reporting packs.
• Maintain accurate records and working papers to support audit and statutory reporting requirements.
• Support internal audit activities, helping to strengthen financial controls and processes.
• Process the quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
• Manage and mentor a small transactional team, providing guidance, support and oversight.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting and enhance the quality and timeliness of financial information.

• Part‑qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or actively studying towards one of these qualifications.
• Alternatively, significant relevant experience in a Management Accountant or similar role with strong month‑end and reporting exposure will also be considered.

• Strong understanding of journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and P&L / balance sheet analysis.
• Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and completeness.
• Self‑motivated, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and work to deadlines.
• Confident working with people at different levels across the business, with a collaborative and solution‑focused approach.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. lookups, pivots, complex formulas) for analysis and reporting.

• Experience using Power BI for reporting and data visualisation.
• Previous experience with Sage Intact or similar cloud‑based finance/ERP systems.
• Experience producing VAT returns and dealing with HMRC queries.
• Exposure to internal audit, control frameworks or process improvement projects.
• Experience with in an engineering services or consulting environment.
• Experience in a finance or accounting role with involvement in month‑end close and management accounts
• Experience supporting or supervising a small team, or clear potential to step into a people leadership role.

• This role requires legal authorisation to work in the UK.

• Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of…