Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Salary: £50,000- £58,000

Location: Manchester (hybrid)

Duration: Permanent

Sellick Partnership has been engaged exclusively to recruit a Management Accountant for a successful, profitable and award winning SME service business in Manchester.

Their success is built on combining deep technical expertise with real commercial understanding and helping their clients achieve meaningful business outcomes. As they continue to grow, we're excited to introduce an opportunity for a talented Management Accountant to join a high performing Finance team.

As Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering accurate, timely financial reporting and supporting strategic decision making across the business. This is a hands-on position offering real ownership, visibility, and the opportunity to shape processes within a growing organisation.

You will be working in a collaborative and supportive environment; gain exposure to senior stakeholders and strategic planning and be able to influence and improve finance processes in a growing business.

If you're a proactive, commercially minded accountant looking for your next step in a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Full ownership of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and insightful commentary

Preparation of month-end

Supporting Finance Group reporting packs (Flash reporting, full P&L, cashflow, balance sheet)

Supporting quarterly forecasting, annual budgets, and business planning

Assisting with preparation of monthly business packs

Providing external audit support and responding to audit queries

Supporting strategy and annual reporting

Developing standard procedures and driving continuous process improvements

Assisting with ad hoc project work and financial analysis and reporting requests

The successful individual will be a confident, detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys taking ownership and driving improvements.

Essential Skills & Experience

Fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)

Strong management accounting experience

Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, SUMIFS, XLOOKUP minimum)

Strong analytical and numerical ability

Exceptional attention to detail

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Desirable

Experience within a professional services environment

Previous experience in a finance function within professional services

Power BI

Key Competencies

We're looking for someone who

Acts decisively with initiative, drive and adaptability

Communicates clearly and builds strong working relationships at all levels

Thinks independently and analytically

Identifies and implements process improvements

Manages workload effectively and prioritises proactively

Demonstrates sound judgement and problem-solving ability

Thrives in a collaborative team environment

Maintains resilience under pressure

Is motivated, results-driven and committed to high-quality work

Embraces and lives our company values

We are only able to consider applications from those who are eligible to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

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