Management Accountant

SF Partners are recruiting for a qualified Management Accountant to join a growing finance team in a broad role combining management reporting, FP&A, business partnering and process improvement.

This would suit an ACA, ACCA or CIMA-qualified accountant who enjoys getting beyond the numbers, understanding business performance and helping improve the quality and efficiency of financial reporting.

The role will include

• Preparing and coordinating monthly management accounts and supporting schedules

• Producing variance analysis and commentary against budget, forecast and prior year

• Supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles

• Analysing revenue, costs, margins, headcount and key performance drivers

• Identifying financial risks, opportunities and underlying causes of variances

• Working with budget holders and operational stakeholders to improve forecast accuracy

• Producing management information, financial models and ad hoc analysis

• Coordinating reporting activity across the FP&A team, without direct line management responsibility

• Supporting improvements to month-end close, reporting processes and financial controls

• Helping drive greater automation and standardisation across finance

What we’re looking for

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA

• Experience within Management Accounting, FP&A, Finance Business Partnering or a similar role

• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience

• Confident producing meaningful variance analysis and commentary

• Experience working across multiple finance teams and stakeholders

• Exposure to improving reporting, month-end or wider finance processes

• Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP and/or FP&A systems

• Organised, analytical and confident communicating financial information to non-finance stakeholders

This is a varied role offering plenty of exposure across reporting, planning, analysis and business partnering, alongside the opportunity to help improve how finance operates.