Financial Acccountant

Management Accountant
London | Hybrid Working
PE - Backed Consumer Business

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to join a private equity-backed UK consumer business at a pivotal stage in its growth journey.

Backed by significant investment and with an ambitious five-year strategic growth plan, the organisation is investing heavily in its people, processes and infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to join a high-performing finance team and develop your career within a business where progression opportunities are expected to emerge as the organisation continues to evolve.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering accurate management information, driving financial insight and partnering with stakeholders across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and consistency across the profit and loss account.
• Ownership of key month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments, reclassifications and other journal postings.
• Production of meaningful variance analysis, identifying trends and explaining financial performance to senior stakeholders.
• Business partnering with operational teams to support cost control, improve performance and provide financial insight.
• Acting as a key liaison between operational teams and the FP&A function.
• Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring supporting schedules are accurate, complete and appropriately documented.
• Supporting monthly cash flow reporting, including monitoring working capital movements and operating cash drivers.
• Providing financial input into business initiatives and projects, assessing implications and tracking benefits realisation.
• Managing and developing an Assistant Management Accountant, reviewing outputs and supporting their ongoing development.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance reporting quality, month-end efficiency and financial controls.

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, part-qualified, or a strong QBE candidate with relevant experience.
• Previous experience within management accounting or commercial finance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience delivering insightful variance analysis and performance reporting.
• Confident business partnering with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to influence change and drive process improvement.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Previous experience mentoring or managing junior team members would be advantageous.
• Comfortable operating within a busy and evolving environment.

The Opportunity

This position offers exposure to senior stakeholders and the chance to make a tangible impact within a growing organisation. With private equity backing and a clearly defined growth strategy, the successful candidate will be well positioned to develop alongside the business and take advantage of future progression opportunities.

Package and Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangement
• 25 days' annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discount and wellbeing benefits