Full job descriptionSenior Management Accountant | Aylesford (Hybrid) | Paying £50k - £60k DOE
We are partnering with a growing Kent-based business that is looking for an ambitious, commercially minded Senior Management Accountant to strengthen its financial management capability. The business has recently joined a larger group, and the role offers genuine scope to grow within it.
This is a hands-on position combining accurate, timely reporting with forward-looking analysis, stronger controls, financial modelling and systems improvement. Reporting to the Finance Director, it is a Financial Controller designate opportunity, with the chance to develop beyond traditional management accounting into broader financial leadership, planning, controls, systems and business partnering.
Key Responsibilities
Management Accounting & Reporting
*Prepare timely monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow information, within the group’s reporting deadlines.
*Embed a disciplined month-end close, with reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and reporting timetables.
*Produce insightful variance analysis against budgets, forecasts and prior periods, with clear commentary and KPIs.
*Maintain the integrity of financial information and improve the consistency and usefulness of management reporting.
*Calculate work-in-progress and accrued income, and manage revenue recognition processes.
Group Reporting & Governance
*Implement and comply with the reporting formats, deadlines and accounting policies of the wider group.
*Support intercompany accounting, reconciliations and group reporting or consolidation requirements.
*Develop consistent financial controls, accounting routines and reporting standards.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Cash Flow
*Support the Finance Director in developing the forecasting framework for P&L and balance sheet, to predict future outcomes more accurately.
*Build and maintain practical cash flow forecasting models, with both an 8 to 13 week outlook and longer-term cash planning.
*Analyse profitability, working capital and cash conversion, and identify opportunities to strengthen liquidity.
*Develop scenario and sensitivity models for investment, growth and operational decisions.
Systems & Process Improvement
*Play a key role in the evaluation, implementation and integration of financial and business systems.
*Ensure the systems implemented are effective for a growing business.
*Simplify, automate and document processes, reducing manual work and disconnected spreadsheets.
Control & Compliance
*Maintain robust financial controls, balance sheet integrity and accurate accounting records.
*Support UK accounting, VAT, PAYE, statutory accounts, year-end and audit requirements with external advisers.
*Maintain fixed asset information and support oversight of ledgers, credit control and bank reconciliations.
*Identify financial risks and recommend proportionate, practical mitigations.
Business Partnering & Leadership
*Build effective relationships with directors, managers and finance colleagues.
*Explain financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders, providing constructive challenge.
*Promote accountability, commercial understanding and evidence-based decisions.
*Support and develop finance colleagues, taking increasing ownership of financial management.
Key Requirements
Essential
*Qualified or close to qualifying accountant (ACCA or CIMA).
*Strong management accounting experience in a commercially focused environment, ideally an SME.
*Sound UK accounting knowledge, with experience of balance sheet controls, budgeting and forecasting.
*Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
*A confident communicator who can work self-sufficiently, reporting to a Finance Director who is on site two days a week.
Desirable
*Experience in an engineering, construction, contracting or project-based business.
*Project costing, WIP, revenue recognition and contract margin experience.
*Exposure to systems implementation or transformation.
*Cash flow forecasting and working capital reporting, with experience of Xero or comparable systems.


If you’re looking for a role with real ownership and a clear route to Financial Controller, we’d love to hear from you.