Management Accountant

Position: Management Accountant (Permanent)
Think Accountancy and Finance are recruiting a Management Accountant to join a growing UK finance team based in Watford. Reporting to the Financial Controller and working closely with the UK Finance Director, this is a broad, hands-on accounting role with responsibility across core management accounting, balance sheet ownership and operational finance.

This role could suit two distinct candidates - someone Qualified who enjoys clear structure, ownership and consistency, and is happy being a dependable pair of hands in a busy finance function. Alternatively, it would also suit a part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) who is a few exams from qualifying and wants strong all-round experience rather than a fast-track progression role.

Key responsibilities

You'll have responsibility for a wide range of accounting activities, including:

Ownership of revenue recognition
Preparation and review of P&Ls and monthly revenue reporting
Balance sheet reconciliations
Maintenance of the fixed asset register and capex reporting
Intercompany accounting and UK intercompany reporting
Corporate overhead accounting and forecasting
Supporting FP&A activity with operational teams
Preparation of information for statutory accounts and support during external audit
Ad hoc finance tasks as required in a growing business

This is a varied role covering both management and financial accounting, with regular interaction across finance and the wider business.

About you

This role will suit someone who is:

Part-qualified (Finalist) or qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
Comfortable working in a busy, operational finance environment
Methodical, organised and reliable
Confident owning processes end-to-end
Happy being office-based and part of a close-knit finance team

You don't need to be highly "progressive" or chasing rapid promotion, consistency, accuracy and a solid technical grounding are far more important here.

Skills & experience

Essential:

Strong core accounting knowledge
Good Excel skills (formulas, reconciliations, data handling)
Ability to communicate clearly with non-finance stakeholders
Strong time management and organisation
Proactive, can-do attitude
Experience supporting audits and statutory reporting

Think Accountancy and Finance is the finance division of Think Specialist Recruitment, an independent recruitment agency based in Hemel Hempstead and working across the Herts, Beds and Bucks area. We specialise in permanent, temporary and contract recruitment with areas of expertise including:
Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Finance Admin, Part Qualified Finance, Credit Control and Bookkeepers