Senior Management Accountant

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a well established and successful growth business based in central York, who are looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant to the team.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will play a critical role in delivering fast, accurate and insightful financial information that enables confident decision‑making ’ll work closely with their US teams, helping to build a “one team” approach across borders. This role requires agility, strong problem-solving skills and a solutions‑focused mindset to support a rapidly scaling business.

Your accountabilities will be to:

* Take ownership of monthly US management accounts and year-end financial statements, delivering accurate and timely financial performance insight.

* Ensuring full compliance with US tax, audit and regulatory obligations.

* Contributing to group financial reporting, including consolidations and statutory audit.

* Providing high-quality financial analysis and commentary to support strategic decision‑making.

* Driving continuous improvement in finance processes to support scaling and efficiency.

* Building collaborative relationships across UK and US teams to support a “one‑team” finance function.

You need to be able to demonstrate the following key skills and experiences:

* Experience in management accounting or financial reporting roles in a dynamic business.

* Understanding of US tax, compliance requirements and payroll implications.

* Ability to work with pace while maintaining accuracy.

* Confident communicator who can influence and build relationships remotely.

* Proactive, solutions‑driven mindset with the ability to simplify complexity.

* Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data.

* Experience navigating change or supporting growth environments.

* Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA).

* Experience in a face scaling, multi‑entity or international organisations would be advantageous.

* Exposure to travel, hospitality or operationally fluid industries would also be an advantage in the role.

Salary is dependent on skills and experience, but the budget is up to £70k plus benefits. 4 days in the office is a must