Management Accountant

The Management Accountant will play a pivotal role in supporting the Accounting & Finance department by delivering accurate financial reports, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards. This position in the Technology & Telecoms industry is based in Reading and offers a rewarding opportunity for a professional seeking to contribute to financial excellence.

Client Details

My client is a fast-growing international technology and services group specialising in digital transformation, intelligent information management and data-driven innovation. With operations across multiple regions and a diverse global customer base-including public sector bodies, research institutions and leading commercial enterprises-the business is scaling rapidly following recent investment from a major growth fund.

A newly appointed CFO is leading a programme to modernise and strengthen the finance function, creating an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified Management Accountant to join at a pivotal moment and contribute to evolving reporting processes, improving insight and supporting the company's next phase of expansion.

Description

• Produce monthly management accounts for the group and overseas entities, including all month-end journals, reconciliations and supporting schedules
• Support the Finance Manager with commentary on financial performance and variance analysis
• Review internal finance processes with the Finance Manager and CFO, recommending technology-enabled improvements
• Assist with preparation of monthly board packs and investor reporting
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Oversee sales ledger processing and produce monthly credit management reporting, including debt-chasing where required
• Manage loan accounting calculations and banking transactions
• Support the Finance Manager through the annual group audit
• Maintain accurate bookkeeping to trial balance within Xero, ensuring data is complete and aligned to the month-end timetable
• Supervise the Accounts Assistant
• Support the Finance Manager and HR team with the monthly payroll cycle, including year-end activities (P60s, P11Ds, etc.)

• Prepare and deliver tailored monthly financial reporting for the C-suite and departmental leaders
• Provide analysis and insight to support decision-making across the senior leadership team
• Contribute to strengthening financial controls and reporting processes across overseas subsidiaries
• Work with the CFO to enhance group forecasting models, including long-term planning, annual budgeting and rolling forecasts
• Develop specialist skills as the finance team's Power BI lead
• Collaborate with the PMO to analyse project performance and margins using new project-tracking tools
• Partner with commercial and marketing leaders to evaluate marketing ROI, sales pipeline performance and their impact on forecasts
• Work with technical leadership to understand engineering resource allocation and help build business cases for R&D investment

Profile

• Degree educated with strong academics, ideally in a numerate discipline
• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Advanced Excel skills essential; familiarity with Xero advantageous
• Experience within a private-equity-backed or scaling technology business is highly beneficial
• Proactive, improvement-focused mindset with a track record of driving efficiencies
• Comfortable using technology to streamline or automate processes
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines

Job Offer

• 25 days' holiday plus public holidays
• Stakeholder pension with employer contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life insurance
• Supportive leadership committed to professional development
• Discretionary bonus linked to company performance

If you are an ambitious Management Accountant ready to advance your career in the Technology & Telecoms industry, we encourage you to apply today!