Management Accountant

Robert Half are excited to announce and excluisve opportunity which has arisen for a Management Accountant to join a rapidly growing and highly successful South Wales business. Having expanded significantly in recent years, the organisation continues to invest in its finance function and is now looking to strengthen the team with the addition of a newly created role.

This position offers the opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership, supporting financial control, management reporting, cashflow forecasting, and business performance analysis. Long-term career progression is a genuine possibility, with the business committed to developing future finance leaders.

The Opportunity

Initially, the role will have a strong focus on management accounting and financial control, with scope to evolve into a broader commercial finance and business partnering position as the organisation continues its growth journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and reporting packs.
• Balance sheet reconciliations and financial control activities.
• Fixed asset register management.
• Hire purchase accounting.
• Payroll-related balance sheet reconciliations.
• Weekly cashflow forecasting and reporting.
• WIP reporting and analysis.
• Variance analysis and commentary.
• Board pack preparation.
• Overhead allocations and group recharges.
• Working closely with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams.
• Supporting finance process improvements and system enhancement projects.
• Building strong relationships with operational stakeholders across the business.

What You'll Be DoingMonth-End Activities

• Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Fixed asset accounting.
• Accruals and prepayments.
• Hire purchase accounting.
• Variance analysis.
• Delivering management information within a 10-day month-end timetable.

Ongoing Responsibilities

• Weekly cashflow forecasting.
• WIP reporting and analysis.
• Supporting operational teams to improve WIP conversion and cash collection.
• Business partnering with multiple operational departments.
• Assisting with finance transformation and system improvement initiatives.

About You

The business is open to applications from:

• Qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) accountants.
• Part-qualified accountants actively studying.
• Qualified by Experience (QBE) professionals with relevant industry background.

Essential Experience

• Experience within construction, contracting, maintenance, engineering, projects or a similar project-based environment.
• Strong WIP accounting knowledge.
• CIS experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience producing management accounts and financial analysis.

Desirable Experience

• SAP exposure.
• Power BI knowledge.
• Contract profitability reporting.
• Housing, repairs & maintenance or social housing sector experience.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Option to purchase up to 5 additional holidays.
• Enhanced pension scheme (3% employee / 5% employer).
• Free on-site parking.
• Death in Service benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Occupational sick pay.
• Private medical cover (after qualifying service).
• Hybrid working arrangement.

Career Development

This is more than just a Management Accountant role. The position has been created to support a growing finance team and offers a clear pathway into Finance Manager and Senior Finance Manager level positions over the coming years for the right individual.

If you're looking to join an ambitious business where you can make a real impact while developing your career, we'd love to hear from you.

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