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Management Accountant FTC Maternity Cover

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🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom
Posted 20 May 2026

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Position: Management Accountant 12 Month FTC Maternity Cover
Location: City Of London

An exciting opportunity for a qualified Management Accountant to join a leading UK Media Organisation This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing finance team in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. You'll play a key role in delivering financial insight, robust reporting and business partnering support to senior stakeholders across a range of business functions, helping to drive performance and support strategic decision-making. This role offers excellent career progression, broad stakeholder exposure, and the opportunity to contribute to high-profile transformation and investment projects within an innovative and forward-thinking organisation. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality management accounting, forecasting and financial analysis, while partnering closely with operational stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insight and support effective decision-making. Key responsibilities include:

Management Accounting & Financial Reporting
  • Prepare monthly management accounts for designated business areas and key strategic projects
  • Deliver detailed variance analysis and insightful commentary against budget, forecast and prior-year performance
  • Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
  • Ensure compliance with accounting standards, internal controls and audit requirements
  • Produce clear financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making

Project & Financial Analysis
  • Track and review project spend and financial performance
  • Partner with budget owners to monitor delivery against financial plans
  • Support business case preparation and project closure reporting
  • Maintain and improve forecasting tools and financial models

Business Partnering & Planning
  • Work closely with stakeholders to review actuals, forecasts, risks and opportunities
  • Support quarterly forecasting, annual budgeting and longer-term planning cycles
  • Provide financial guidance and challenge to support effective cost management
  • Support cashflow forecasting and reporting submissions through finance systems

Continuous Improvement
  • Support automation and enhancement of reporting processes and dashboards
  • Contribute to finance transformation initiatives and systems improvement projects

About YouYou'll be a proactive and commercially minded finance professional with strong technical accounting skills and the confidence to build effective relationships across the business. You will have:
  • Fully qualified accountant (ACCA / CIMA / ACA or equivalent)
  • At least 1 year PQE
  • High attention to detail and strong analytical capability
  • A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

What's on Offer
  • Competitive salary package
  • Excellent bonus and pension scheme
  • Hybrid working and strong work-life balance
  • Outstanding learning and development opportunities
  • Clear progression pathways within a growing finance function
  • Exposure to high-profile strategic projects
  • Inclusive and collaborative working culture
  • Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates

Desired Skills and ExperienceManagement Accounting, confident month-end operator, qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CA or equivalent), strong management accounts and month-end close accounts.#J-18808-Ljbffr

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LocationLondon, England, United Kingdom
Posted20 May 2026
SalaryNot specified
Work locationCity Of London
SponsorshipVisa Sponsored ✓
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