Expleo Group

Management Accountant

Expleo Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Preston • United Kingdom

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CloudERP

About the role

  • In this Management Accountant role with Expleo, you will be a key member of the finance function, responsible for delivering accurate and timely financial information and supporting robust financial controls.
  • Lead key elements of the month-end close process, including preparing and posting accruals, prepayments and other journals.
  • Prepare and complete month-end reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and resolving variances in a timely manner.
  • Deliver insightful P&L and balance sheet analysis, highlighting trends, risks and opportunities to finance leadership.
  • Support the production of monthly management accounts and internal reporting packs.
  • Maintain accurate records and working papers to support audit and statutory reporting requirements.
  • Support internal audit activities, helping to strengthen financial controls and processes.
  • Process the quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with HMRC requirements.
  • Manage and mentor a small transactional team, providing guidance, support and oversight.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve reporting and enhance the quality and timeliness of financial information.

Requirements

  • Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent), or actively studying towards one of these qualifications. Alternatively, significant relevant experience in a Management Accountant or similar role with strong month-end and reporting exposure will also be considered.
  • Strong understanding of journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and P&L / balance sheet analysis.
  • Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and completeness.
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to take ownership of tasks and work to deadlines.
  • Confident working with people at different levels across the business, with a collaborative and solution-focused approach.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. lookups, pivots, complex formulas) for analysis and reporting.
  • Experience using Power BI for reporting and data visualisation.
  • Previous experience with Sage Intact or similar cloud-based finance/ERP systems.
  • Experience producing VAT returns and dealing with HMRC queries.
  • Exposure to internal audit, control frameworks or process improvement projects.
  • Experience within an engineering services or consulting environment.
  • Experience in a finance or accounting role with involvement in month-end close and management accounts
  • Experience supporting or supervising a small team, or clear potential to step into a people leadership role.
Benefits
  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
  • Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
month-end closeaccrualsprepaymentsreconciliationsP&L analysisbalance sheet analysisVAT returnsfinancial controlsaudit reportingfinancial reporting
Soft Skills
attention to detailself-motivatedcollaborativesolution-focusedownership of tasksdeadline-orientedmentoringguidancesupportprocess improvement
Certifications
ACCACIMAACA