Management Accountant
11 days ago
Birmingham
About the Business \n A fantastic opportunity to join a large, logistics business as a Management Accountant, based in Birmingham. This is a well-established, market-leading operator with a genuinely global footprint, offering the stability and scale of a large organisation alongside a supportive, close-knit finance team. The business offers hybrid working, a salary of £45,000 – £50,000 and is known for its low staff turnover and strong culture, making it a great place to build a long-term career. \n Main Duties: \n As a Management Accountant, your main duties include: \n\n • Producing accurate, timely monthly management accounts\n, • Compiling and taking ownership of the monthly Management Information pack for board-level review\n, • Contributing to rolling forecasts and the annual budgeting cycle, including detailed supporting analysis\n, • Proactively flagging risks and opportunities to your line manager\n, • Reviewing and challenging existing processes to help drive profitability and continuous improvement\n, • Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and ensuring audit deadlines are consistently met\n, • Acting as a point of contact for external stakeholders on financial queries\n, • Maintaining and updating financial models as required\n, • Assisting with the annual audit process, providing information and support as needed\n, • Business partnering with non-finance colleagues to build wider commercial and financial understanding\n, • Supporting investment appraisals and business case analysis alongside Finance Business Partners\n, • Completing balance sheet reconciliations accurately and on time\n, • Raising commercial and ad-hoc invoices as requested\n, • Taking on other duties appropriate to the level of the role as required\n\n Location / Office / Culture \n The role is hybrid, based out of the company’s Birmingham office, with a split between home and office working. The business operates from modern offices and is proud of its supportive, collaborative culture and low staff turnover. As part of a large, well-resourced finance function, you’ll have real scope to develop your career and progress within the business. \n What We Are Looking For \n The ideal candidate will have: \n\n • ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (or studying/finalist)\n, • Proven experience in a management accounting role, including month-end close and reporting\n, • Strong Excel skills, with an interest in data visualisation and automation tools\n, • A confident communicator, comfortable engaging with both financial and non-financial stakeholders\n, • A proactive mindset, keen to drive process improvement and add commercial value\n, • The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment\n\n Why Join the business \n\n • Join a large, internationally recognised logistics business\n, • Hybrid working\n, • Supportive, low-turnover team and strong culture\n, • Genuine opportunity to gain commercial exposure and progress your career\n, • Work closely with senior finance stakeholders, including Finance Business Partners\n\n About Us \n We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly. \n Ref: VL75278