Senior Management Accountant

As Senior Management Accountant, you will sit within the Group Finance function supporting the Financial Services arm of the business. You will manage a part-qualified Management Accountant and lead the preparation of the monthly management accounts for the FS division as well as produce analysis to forecast oversee preparation of reporting packs and be involved with delivering results to the Senior Leadership Team.

Client Details

My client are a well established, AIM listed Retail business that are based in Manchester City Centre. Currently turning over circa £300 million, they have a large e-commerce presence and are a highly profitable business. They have a strong track record of developing careers and hiring high calibre Accountants into their Finance team.

Description

• Your responsibiltiies will include, but not be limited to:
• Lead on the preparation, governance, and maintenance of the management accounts for Financial Services, ensuring accurate accounting records are produced and reported to key stakeholders in a timely manner
• Review detailed managements accounts; provide in-depth analytical review, specifically comparing performance versus prior period & budget, with narrative and explanations of trends. Resolve and communicate reasons for key variances each month to the wider Finance team, senior management and other stakeholders
• Oversight and review of the preparation of the financial services weekly KPI reports
• Analyse and communicate trends in weekly KPIs to senior stakeholders
• Support on review production of FCA reporting requirements
• Responsible for producing reporting packs for monthly Financial Services committee meetings, including presenting key results and confidently explaining trends
• Lead and key audit contact for the financial services audit process, including interim and year end coordination, preparation of relevant technical papers, including IFRS 9
• Support their peers with financial accounting and the production of financial services related disclosures in the Group Annual Report and subsidiary financial statements.
• Develop stakeholder relationships across their division and wider business

Profile

• The ideal candidate will be qualified (ACA preferred) and will have financial services experience. This role would suit someone coming from Audit and making their 1st move into Industry.
• The candidate will demonstrate the following:
• To look to challenge current ways of working and promote best practices within the Finance team
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate and partner internally with other teams, and support key members of the finance leadership team.
• Detailed understanding of IFRS 9 and ECL calculations
• Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail
• Excellent excel and analytical skills
• SQL experience beneficial but not essential
• Experience with Oracle Fusion products preferable but not essential.

Job Offer

A competitive salary, with a strong benefits package and hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office.