# Management accountant **Company:** [Cluttons](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/wpB7pTMfp8t8m4aA3dSQM1.md) **Location:** London, United Kingdom **Workplace:** hybrid [Apply for this job](http://jobs.workable.com/view/6f00a06f-d5e8-485f-b244-8b8522fb0104) ## Description We are seeking a proactive and driven Management Accountant to join our small but high-performing finance team. This role will work closely with the finance manager, and the service line leads, providing high-quality financial insight, reporting and influencing performance to forecasted targets. You will play a key role in business partnering with fee earners, as well as a collaborative approach within the finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to take ownership, and influence change. ### **Responsibilities** **Financial Reporting & Month-End** - Be responsible for service line income and cost analysis, identifying key trends, risks, and opportunities. - Support the production of monthly management accounts and commentary. - Perform balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely resolution of variances. - Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, and other month-end journals. **Analysis & Business Partnering** - Build strong relationships with fee earners and operational stakeholders. - Provide insightful financial analysis to support performance management. - Partner with the business to improve forecasting accuracy and cost control. **Reconciliations & Controls** - Assist in intercompany accounting, including reconciliations and transaction review. - Ensure financial controls are followed and contribute to strengthening control processes. **Continuous Improvement** - Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy. - Support automation, system enhancements, and more streamlined reporting. - Contribute to ad-hoc analysis, projects, and team initiatives. **Teamwork** - Play an active role in supporting the wider finance team, stepping in where needed. - Be adaptable and willing to take on varied tasks in a fast-paced environment. ## Requirements **Essential** - Finalist or newly qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA (or equivalent). - Experience within an intercompany structure or multi-entity environment, able to understand complex consolidations and complete relevant reconciliations. - Experience in business partnering with service line leads, able to support, challenge and guide them to make smart decisions. - Excel and PowerPoint to a minimum of intermediate/advanced level to handle large quantity of data. - Ability to analyse financial data and present findings clearly. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills with finance and non-finance individuals. - Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills. - Proactive mindset with the ability to self-manage and prioritise multiple deadlines. - High level of reliability, ownership, and initiative. **Desirable** - Prior exposure to professional services or fee-earning environments. - Experience with SAP Concur, SUN financial systems. ## Benefits - Holidays: 25 days increasing in line with length of service to a maximum of 30 days - Wellbeing hours: 2 per month where no location flexibility cannot be offered - Enhanced auto enrolment pension scheme - to help you save for the future - Life assurance - to protect your loved ones - Interest free season ticket loans - Cycle to work scheme - discounted bicycles - Flu and eye care vouchers - to keep you healthy - Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 health & wellbeing support - Help@Hand Remote GP app - to give you and your family access to medical experts quickly - Platform hosting 1000s of discounts at your favourite retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, leisure & days out venues,gyms and more - Family & wellbeing policy - including enhanced maternity pay, menopause support, neurodiversity support, carer support, company sick pay and much more Plus a Flexible benefits policy that allows you to pick and choose additional benefits as below: - Purchasing up to 5 days additional holiday - Discounted gym membership - Discounted dental insurance - Discounted private medical insurance - Discounted critical health insurance and more We recognise that diversity in all its forms including but not limited to race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, and background - enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to serve our clients and community effectively. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, knowing their unique perspectives are welcomed and appreciated. We actively seek applicants from all backgrounds and want you to get in touch even if you don’t have all the skills we have asked for - we will support you with the development you need. **Recruitment agencies** Cluttons will only pay agency fees where a signed agreement is in place and the agency has been instructed by a member of our HR team. We do not accept speculative or unsolicited CVs from any third party, including recruitment agencies. Any CVs submitted to Cluttons or any of our employees outside of our formal recruitment process, including those sent directly to hiring managers or other employees, will be deemed unsolicited and will not be eligible for any agency fees.