Management Accountant

Temporary Management Accountant

Location: London (Hybrid, 3 days in office)
Contract: Temporary (1-2 months initially)
Salary Equivalent: £40,000 - £53,000 per annum (DOE)
Start Date: ASAP, ideally before 23rd October
Reporting To: Operational Finance Manager

The Opportunity

Our client is looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join their Operational Finance team on an interim basis to provide cover during a period of transition. This is a hands-on role supporting the month-end process, revenue accounting activities, and business partnering across an international business.

There is potential for the role to become permanent, subject to business approval and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage month-end close activities and ensure reporting deadlines are met
• Prepare revenue recognition calculations and reporting
• Perform cost of sales accounting and accruals
• Produce gross profit reporting and variance analysis
• Prepare detailed commentary for management reporting
• Complete balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies and FX issues
• Review revenue files, budgets and insertion orders
• Support ad hoc finance, tax and reporting requests
• Business partner with UK and US stakeholders to resolve financial queries
• Analyse third-party revenue reports and prepare data for group reporting

Skills & Experience Required

• Qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience accountant
• Minimum 5 years' finance experience
• Previous experience independently performing a Management Accountant-level role
• Strong month-end experience
• Experience with:
  
  • Revenue recognition
  • Cost of sales accounting
  • Accruals and prepayments
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Variance analysis and reporting
  • Business partnering
• Experience working within multi-currency environments (GBP, USD, EUR preferred)

Systems & Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel skills including:
  
  • Pivot Tables
  • VLOOKUPs
  • XLOOKUPs
• NetSuite experience highly desirable
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP or Microsoft Dynamics GP considered
• Strong systems capability and confidence working with large datasets

About You

You will be a proactive and hands-on finance professional who can quickly integrate into an established team and add value from day one. You will be comfortable working independently, asking questions when required, and building effective relationships with stakeholders across the business.

Working Pattern

• Hybrid working model
• 3 days per week in the London office
• Flexible start times between 8:00am and 10:00am
• Standard working day approximately 9:00am to 5:30pm
• Some flexibility required during month-end periods

What's on Offer

• Immediate start opportunity
• Exposure to an international finance function
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Potential opportunity to move into a permanent position

To apply, please submit your CV outlining your Management Accounting experience, systems knowledge and availability to start.