Management Accountant

Description

Management Accountant – St Austell – 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £35,000 – £40,000

Location: St Austell, Cornwall

Hours: Full time

Start: ASAP

Are you an experienced finance professional with strong month-end and management accounting skills? This Interim Management Accountant opportunity offers the chance to support a well-established organisation through a busy period, playing a key role in delivering accurate reporting, insightful analysis and robust financial control.

We are working with a valued client seeking an Interim Management Accountant. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership, improving processes and turning financial performance into meaningful insight for stakeholders.

What You’ll Be Doing

Supporting the full month-end management accounts

Preparing and posting journals including accruals, prepayments and cost allocations

Producing accurate month-end schedules and contributing to management accounts

Providing variance analysis and commentary against budgets and forecasts

Delivering weekly, monthly and ad-hoc management information to support decision-making

Analysing financial and operational trends, highlighting risks and opportunities

Maintaining accurate KPI reporting and underlying financial data

Supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles, including data collection and consolidation

Working with budget holders to challenge assumptions and identify efficiencies

Preparing high-quality balance sheet reconciliations and resolving outstanding items

Maintaining fixed asset registers, depreciation, additions and disposals

Supporting audits with accurate schedules, explanations and timely responses

Contributing to the strengthening of financial controls and compliance (including VAT)

What We’re Looking For

Experience in management accounting and month-end processes

Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to explain financial performance clearly

Solid understanding of balance sheet control and fixed asset accounting

Confident communicator able to work collaboratively with operational stakeholders

Highly organised, proactive and able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Strong IT skills, including Excel and financial systems

Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of key deliverables

Why You’ll Love This Role

Opportunity to support a well-respected organisation during a key period

Work closely with senior finance stakeholders

A varied and high-impact role with ownership of key processes

Chance to contribute to process improvement and efficiency gains

Apply now for a confidential conversation about this Interim Management Accountant opportunity in St Austell. xjnqpsq

Carrington Wood is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting organisations across Cornwall, Devon and the wider South West. We recruit across Finance, Accounting, HR, Administration, Customer Service and Business Support on both a temporary and permanent basis

Ad ID: 5418217298