Management Accountant

Management Accountant | 9-Month FTC | Up to £67,000 per annum (DOE) | Central London

Altum Consulting are partnering with a large FMCG business in Central London to recruit a qualified Management Accountant for an initial 9-month FTC.

Key responsibilities include

Prepare monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations

Produce detailed variance analysis and commentary against budget, forecast and prior-year performance

Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting processes

Partner with budget holders to review performance, forecasts, risks and opportunities

Support quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting processes

Track spend and provide financial analysis across key commercial and operational areas

Provide commercial insight and challenge to stakeholders to support effective decision-making and cost management

Support cash flow forecasting and wider financial reporting requirements

Maintain and improve forecasting models, reporting tools and dashboards

Contribute to finance transformation, process improvement and automation initiatives

Ensure reporting is completed in line with internal controls, accounting standards and audit requirements

About You

You will be a proactive and commercially minded Management Accountant who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced FMCG or consumer-facing environment and partnering with stakeholders outside of finance.

You will be

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

At least 1 year of post-qualified experience

Strong management accounting and month-end experience

Experience of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail

Confident communication and stakeholder management skills

A proactive approach to improving processes and ways of working

If this is something of interest, please reach out to Anya Keinzley on the attached details.