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Management Accountant
Remote Choice. Take ownership of key areas of the monthly management accounts process .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in month-end accounting processes, including journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial analysis. Proficient in Excel and capable of managing large volumes of financial data to support budgeting, forecasting, and commercial decision-making.
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ACA QualifiedACCA QualifiedCIMA QualifiedMonth-End AccountingFinancial Analysis
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Hard Skills
Month-End JournalsAccrualsPrepaymentsBalance Sheet ReconciliationsRevenue RecognitionCash Flow AnalysisBudgetingForecastingFinancial ControlsCommercial Analysis
Soft Skills
OrganisedAccurateOwnershipCommercially MindedComfortable with Deadlines
Tools & Technologies
Excel
Certifications & Qualifications
ACAACCACIMA
Industry Keywords
Financial DataCustomer TransactionsRecurring PaymentsAged DebtSupplier Balances
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Take ownership of key areas of the monthly management accounts process
- Prepare month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and other accounting adjustments
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies
- Review receivables, aged debt and customer payment performance
- Monitor payables and supplier balances
- Reconcile revenue, cash receipts and customer payments
- Support revenue recognition and deferred income calculations
- Produce monthly P&L, balance sheet and cash-flow analysis
- Analyse performance against budgets, forecasts and previous periods
- Investigate variances and identify commercial drivers behind performance
- Provide financial and commercial analysis to support management decisions
- Help strengthen financial controls and improve reporting processes
- Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management
- Assist senior finance leadership with commercial and ad-hoc projects
Requirements
What you’ll need- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Ideally 1–2+ years post-qualification
- Strong technical knowledge across month-end accounting and balance sheet reconciliations
- Highly competent in Excel
- Comfortable working with large volumes of financial data
- Able to produce detailed financial and commercial analysis
- Commercially minded and interested in understanding business performance drivers
- Accurate, organised and comfortable taking ownership of deadlines
- Able to operate effectively within a growing, fast-paced organisation
- Experience with high volumes of customer transactions, recurring payments or complex receivables is advantageous but not essential
Benefits
Comp & perks- Remote work from South Africa
- UK working hours (8 am to 5 pm)
- Exposure to commercial finance, business performance and decision support
- Opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders
- Opportunity to develop commercial finance experience
- Opportunity to become an increasingly important member of the finance function