Management Accountant

About Us

SR2 is a fast-growing global recruitment and workforce solutions business with an annual turnover exceeding £30m.

Operating within a fast-paced and commercially driven environment, we are continuing to invest in our finance and operational infrastructure to support the next phase of growth.

This is a newly enhanced role within the finance team and represents an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Management Accountant to play a key role in strengthening financial reporting, operational control, commercial insight, and business performance.

This role sits directly beneath the Head of FP&A and will provide broad exposure across management accounting, operational finance, reporting, systems improvement, and commercial analysis.

The Opportunity

This is far more than a traditional management accounting role. We are looking for someone who combines:

• strong technical accounting capability,
• operational discipline,
• commercial awareness,
• system's confidence,
• and a proactive mindset.

The successful candidate will become a key part of a high-performing finance team and will play an important role in helping modernise and scale the finance function. The role offers genuine progression opportunities as the business continues to grow on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

Management Accounting & Financial Control

• Ownership of monthly management accounts preparation across multiple entities
• Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting
• Prepare and post journals, including accruals, prepayments, payroll and commission accruals
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigation of variances
• Maintain the fixed asset register and associated accounting
• Produce profit centre reporting with detailed variance analysis
• Support monthly and annual reporting requirements
• Assist with year-end audit preparation and statutory accounting support
• Support maintenance and improvement of financial controls and processes

Payroll Operational Finance

• UK and US payroll preparation and payroll journals
• PAYE control account reconciliations
• Maintain P11D and PSA, reporting trackers
• Processing and payment of supplier invoices
• Bi-weekly supplier payment runs and ad-hoc payments
• Bank reconciliations and cash management support
• Weekly reporting on aged creditors, bank balances and headcount
• Maintain supplier contracts and finance records
• Support wider finance operations and process improvement initiatives

Commercial Finance & FP&A Support

• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Assist with KPI reporting and business performance analysis
• Deliver meaningful financial insight to support operational decision-making
• Support margin analysis, headcount reporting and profitability tracking
• Assist in the development of board and leadership reporting packs
• Work closely with the Head of FP&A to improve commercial reporting capability across the business

Systems, Reporting & Process Improvement

• Support the development of finance reporting and dashboard capability
• Assist with process automation and reporting improvements
• Work closely with operational teams to improve data quality and reporting accuracy
• Support integrations and reporting between finance systems, payroll and operational platforms
• Identify opportunities to improve scalability, efficiency and controls across the finance function

About You

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Fully qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA
• Previous experience within a Management Accountant or Commercial Accountant role
• Strong month-end and management accounting experience
• Experience operating within a fast-paced SME or high-growth environment
• Strong understanding of financial controls and reporting processes
• Excellent Excel and reporting capability
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment

Highly Desirable

• Experience within recruitment, staffing, professional services or contractor-led businesses
• Exposure to payroll, contractor finance or workforce solutions environments
• Experience with Xero or similar cloud-based finance systems
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and commercial finance activities
• Exposure to reporting automation, Power BI or data-led finance environments
• Experience within a £20m+ turnover business

Personal Attributes

• Commercially curious and proactive
• Strong attention to detail
• Process and improvement-focused
• Comfortable working within a changing and evolving environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset
• High level of ownership and accountability

Why Join Us?

• Broad exposure across commercial finance and operational finance
• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership
• Genuine progression potential within a scaling business
• Opportunity to help shape and improve the finance function
• High-impact role within an ambitious team
• Flexible hybrid working environment