Senior Management Accountant

Baker Charles are currently working with a well known high street brand in supporting the recruitment of a Senior Management Accountant.

The role will report into the Head of Finance and requires a strong management accountant to take ownership of the management accounting function.

The role will involve the following:

Key responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

Own the management accounting cycle

• Plan, run, and continuously improve the month-end close (planning, execution, review, sign-off)
• Deliver complete and accurate management accounts to agreed deadlines
• Maintain consistent reporting definitions, mappings, and presentation across periods
• Provide analysis and insight that supports leadership decision-making and group consolidation

Improve systems use and drive efficiency

• Maximise effective use of finance systems and reporting tools to reduce manual processing and rework
• Identify root causes of process inefficiencies and data quality issues, and implement corrective actions
• Lead or support automation and standardisation initiatives that improve speed, accuracy, and scalability
• Ensure system usage aligns with agreed process design and reporting standards
• Lead and develop the team
• Lead the management accounting team and set clear expectations for quality, ownership, and delivery
• Coach and develop team members to strengthen technical capability and process discipline
• Implement consistent review, feedback, and knowledge-sharing routines
• Build resilience and capacity to support scale, volume, and increasing complexity

Key stakeholders

• Finance leadership (standards, governance, escalation)
• Commercial and operational leaders (performance drivers, inputs, actions)
• Group finance (alignment to reporting requirements and quality expectations)
• Finance systems / transformation stakeholders (tooling, automation, process design)

Requirements

The role requires someone who can demonstrate the following:

Ways of working

• Takes ownership for quality, timelines and outcomes
• Communicates clearly and partners well with non-finance stakeholders
• Continuously improves—simplifies, standardises and automates where it adds value

Essential

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Strong management accounting experience with proven ownership of month-end close
• High standards of financial control, reconciliation, and review
• Strong systems and Excel capability, with experience improving reporting or finance processes
• Proven ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders and translate numbers into clear actions

Process and improvement mindset

• Demonstrated ability to shorten close cycles and improve data quality
• Strong process orientation and attention to detail, with a focus on standardisation
• Comfortable operating in high-volume, fast-paced environments

This is a hybrid role 3 days a week in the office and 2 days WFH.

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