
Group Management Accountant
BambooHR
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Liverpool • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including journals, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Perform detailed variance analysis, highlighting drivers of performance and key movements.
- Own the cashflow forecasting process, ensuring assumptions are reliable and reconciled to underlying data.
- Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, ensuring issues are identified and resolved promptly.
- Assist in budgeting and forecasting cycles with reliable data, schedules, and insights.
- Maintain and apply key financial policies including revenue recognition and commission schemes, ensuring compliance and consistency across entities.
- Coordinate monthly payroll processing, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely submission.
- Manage and submit VAT returns, supported by accurate reconciliations and clear documentation.
- Support continuous strengthening of financial controls, documentation, and process standardisation across the group.
- Assist with group consolidation processes, including intercompany reconciliations and eliminations.
- Prepare technical accounting papers for non-routine or complex transactions with guidance from senior team members.
- Support statutory reporting under UK GAAP and liaise with external auditors during year end.
- Use Advanced Excel to analyse data, manage reconciliations, and improve monthly workflows.
- Work within the group ERP (Sage Intacct) to maintain accurate records, posting logic, and system-based controls.
- Understand system flows and contribute to improvements in integrations between ERP and operational systems.
Requirements
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
- Experience in management accounting, month end cycles, and core financial controls.
- Strong understanding of accounting concepts, including revenue recognition and VAT.
- Advanced Excel user able to handle large datasets (lookups, pivot tables, modelling).
- Experience using ERPs, preferably Sage Intacct.
- Experience working within a multi-entity or group environment (desirable).
- Understanding of how CRM or operational systems connect to ERPs (e.g., Salesforce integrations) (desirable).
- Prior involvement in process improvement or finance system enhancements (desirable).
Benefits
- Hybrid working pattern 2-3 days onsite / week
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
management accountingvariance analysiscashflow forecastingbudgetingfinancial policiespayroll processingVAT returnsfinancial controlsstatutory reportingadvanced Excel
Soft Skills
attention to detailproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skillsteam collaboration
Certifications
ACAACCACIMA