Management Accountant

Management Accountant
Exeter, Devon
 
About Us
 
At FDB (First Databank), we create and deliver the world’s most trusted drug knowledge, enabling healthcare professionals to make critical decisions that improve patient safety, efficiency, and outcomes. Our solutions are embedded across hospitals, GP practices, pharmacies, and wider healthcare systems, supporting millions of patients every day.
 
Our values guide everything we do: Better Together, Clear Expectations, Constantly Curious, and Health at the Heart. If these resonate with you, you’ll feel right at home with us.

The Opportunity
 
We are now looking for two qualified Management Accountants to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

You’ll have the chance to provide meaningful insight and analysis that supports business performance and strategic decision-making, collaborating with both UK and US teams.

What’s more, you’ll join a supportive team with comprehensive rewards, including hybrid working, a competitive salary and a strong all-round benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, flexibility and long-term development.

So, if you’re ready to bring your financial expertise to a role with real purpose and influence, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Management Accountant, you will manage and report on key financial areas, providing accurate insight and analysis to support business performance and strategic decision-making.

You will prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts, develop financial schedules and support budgeting and forecasting processes, working closely with colleagues across the business to align financial plans with organisational objectives.

Through variance analysis and cost monitoring, you will provide clear insights into financial performance, supporting business leaders with financial models, scenario analysis and decision-making.

Working collaboratively across UK and US teams, you will contribute to business planning, performance reviews and continuous improvement of financial processes, helping to enhance efficiency, accuracy and long-term financial strategy.

Additionally, you will:

- Perform variance analysis and investigate deviations from budgets and forecasts
- Ensure compliance with financial policies and accounting standards
- Liaise with auditors, tax advisors and regulatory bodies
- Maintain and improve financial systems, identifying opportunities for automation

Hybrid working is available, working a minimum of two days per week in our Exeter office. When the US team are here, you will be expected to be in the office daily.

About You

To be considered as a Management Accountant, you will need:

- An ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualification with post-qualification experience
- Experience of UK GAAP
- Experience in budgeting, forecasting and monthly reporting cycles
- Confidence in consolidating multiple accounts and developing financial planning templates/models
- Strong working knowledge of Excel and financial systems
- A basic understanding of corporate tax rules and compliance obligations
- The ability to interpret and present financial data clearly and effectively
- Familiarity with methods of cost control, margin analysis and KPIs

The Benefits

You will be joining a very supportive team where you will have the opportunity to grow and develop new skills. In addition, FDB offers:
 
- Competitive salary
- 25 working days’ holiday per annum plus statutory holidays
- Flexible option for employees to take additional holiday
- Annual company bonus scheme
- Health and Wellbeing allowance
- HealthShield flexible health cash-back scheme
- Electric Vehicle scheme
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Charity days
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity/paternity schemes
- and many more…!

The closing date for this role is 4th May 2026.

Other organisations may call this role Group Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Chartered Management Accountant, Senior Management Accountant, or Accountant