Management Accountant

Overview

Looking for a senior, hands-on finance role that fits around life without compromising on challenge or impact? This could be a great opportunity to step into a commercially varied Management Accountant role within a growing, multi-entity business.

Our Client Our client is a dynamic and expanding group operating across property development, build-to-rent and construction. With multiple entities and a busy pipeline of activity, they offer a fast-moving, commercially focused environment where finance plays a genuinely influential role.

You’ll be joining a small, collaborative Finance team, working closely with the Finance Director and managing a Finance Officer. This is a role for someone who enjoys autonomy, variety and being close to the commercial heart of a business.

As Management Accountant, you’ll take ownership of the group’s management accounting and financial control, ensuring accurate, timely insight to support decision-making across the business. It’s a hands-on role combining strong technical accounting with commercial awareness, ideal for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves and making things better.

• Management Accounting & Reporting:
  Produce monthly management accounts across multiple entities, including KPIs, variances and supporting schedules
• Complete balance sheet and income statement reconciliations, maintaining robust financial control
• Oversee month-end processes including intercompany recharges, management fees, accruals, prepayments and depreciation
• Support budgeting and forecasting across the group
• Cashflow, VAT & Financial Control:
  Manage daily cashflow reporting and support short- and medium-term forecasting
• Prepare and submit group VAT returns, including Construction VAT
• Monitor direct debit collections and maintain accurate schedules
• Oversee supplier and operational payments, ensuring appropriate controls and authorisation
• Ledger Oversight & Process Improvement:
  Oversee purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring correct VAT and CIS treatment
• Review and control transactional activity
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve reporting quality
• Leadership & Ad Hoc Support:
  Line manage and support the Finance Officer, providing guidance and development
• Assist with year-end processes and liaise with external advisers
• Provide ad hoc analysis and project support to the Finance Director and senior leadership team

• Fully or part-qualified ACCA or CIMA
• Strong management accounting experience, ideally across multiple entities
• Comfortable working in a small, hands-on finance team
• Confident explaining financial information to non-finance colleagues
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

• Experience in construction, property development or rental-based businesses
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring junior finance staff
• Exposure to project-based accounting environments

• 25 hours per week, worked across 5 days (Monday-Friday)
• Hybrid working: typically 3 days in the office, 2 from home
• Office-based role in Tunbridge Wells, with on-site parking
• Salary £45,000-£55,000 FTE, depending on experience (£28,125-£34,375 pro rata)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Close collaboration with senior leadership and real scope to add value

If you’re looking for a senior part-time finance role with variety, autonomy and a genuine commercial focus, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat.