Management Accountant
Management Accountant
Ely, Cambridgeshire
£40,000 – £45,000 per annum
We are working with a successful, established business in Ely, currently seeking an experienced, commercially minded Management Accountant to work closely with the Head of Finance and play a key role in the financial management of the business.
This is a hands-on role within a small finance team, offering broad exposure across operations and the opportunity to influence commercial decision-making.
The Role
You will be responsible for the preparation, reporting, and analysis of key financial information, with occasional involvement in transactional tasks to support the wider team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Production of weekly sales and margin reports, highlighting work not meeting minimum profit levels
- Preparation of monthly management accounts, including control account reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments
- Monthly reporting of results and variances, with feedback to budget holders
- Analysis of estimated job costs versus actual costs, including investigation of overrunning jobs
- Providing analysis and feedback on job profitability
- Stock valuation, including setting and updating standard costs, identifying slow-moving stock, reporting overruns, and supporting rolling stock-takes
- Sales statistics and performance reporting
- Processing and reconciliation of VAT returns
- Posting salary journals
- Supporting purchase ledger and sales ledger cover when required
- Bank reconciliations
- Audit preparation and support
- Fixed asset management
- Statistical and Government reporting
- Previous management accounting experience
- Commercially aware with strong analytical skills
- Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
- A proactive team player with strong attention to detail
- Flexible start and finish times
- Company pension scheme
- Attendance bonus
- Long service awards
If you are looking for a commercially focused accounting role with an excellent work-life balance, this opportunity offers both responsibility and flexibility.
Apply now or get in touch for more information.