Management Accountant - Temp to Perm - High Growth Real-Estate Company - 5 Days in Office - London Based - Paying £55,000 - £70,000 (Dependant on experience) 
 
A rapidly growing holding company is seeking an experienced Management Accountant on a temp-to-perm basis. The successful candidate will take full ownership of the monthly management accounts process, ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and insightful analysis to support senior leadership.
 
Key Responsibilities: 

• Produce full monthly management accounts to strict deadlines, including:
• Profit & Loss
• Balance Sheet reconciliations 
• Cashflow reporting
• Variance analysis and commentary
• Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and other month-end journals.
• Maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all control accounts are up to date.
• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, providing analytical insights and challenge.
• Perform monthly review of results with key stakeholders and senior finance.
• Strengthen and streamline month-end and financial reporting processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and reporting standards.
• Assist with year-end processes, audit preparation, and auditor queries.
• Act as a finance business partner to operational teams, providing clear financial insight.
• Support decision-making through value-adding analysis and scenario modelling.
• Communicate financial performance to non-finance stakeholders with clarity and impact.
• Support wider finance projects, including systems improvements and process automation.
• Assist with ad-hoc analysis, reporting and commercial initiatives as required.
• Contribute to the development of reporting tools and dashboards.

Key Requirements: 

• Finalist or fully qualified ACCA / ACA / CIMA essential.
• Strong experience producing end-to-end monthly management accounts.
• Proven track record handling accruals, prepayments, P&L and balance sheet ownership.
• NetSuite Software experience a plus but not essential 
• Solid understanding of financial controls, reconciliations, and accounting standards.
• Experience in a group or multi-entity environment beneficial.
• Proficient in Excel (lookups, pivots, data manipulation).
• Experience with modern accounting/ERP systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and manage competing deadlines.
• Strong communicator able to explain financial information clearly.

If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email bertie.cox@tracerecruit.com.

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