About the Business
A fantastic part-time opportunity to join a housing sector business based in Halesowen as a Management Accountant, paying £35,000 – £42,000 (FTE). The organisation provides housing and support services across the region, giving the successful candidate the chance to do genuinely meaningful work on a schedule that supports a good work-life balance. This role will pay £33,000 for 4 days, a full-time equivalent of £41,250.
Main Duties:
As a Management Accountant, your main duties include:
* Producing monthly management accounts, supporting schedules, and income and expenditure reports
* Supporting budget monitoring, variance analysis, and cash flow forecasting
* Running month-end close, including posting accruals, prepayments and other adjusting journals
* Reconciling balance sheet accounts and keeping the trial balance clean and accurate
* Overseeing purchase ledger activity – processing invoices and credit notes, reconciling supplier statements and preparing payment runs
* Managing sales ledger and credit control, including raising invoices, chasing overdue balances and reconciling customer accounts
* Completing regular bank reconciliations and investigating any unreconciled items
* Supporting payroll checks and reconciliations, including pension-related reporting
* Assisting with year-end preparation, audit queries, and the production of statutory accounts
* Contributing to ongoing improvements in finance systems, controls and management reporting
Location / Office / Culture
The role is based in Halesowen, working closely with the Finance Manager within a small, supportive finance team. Free onsite parking is available, and the business places real value on training and development.
What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
* AAT Level 4 qualified, or qualified by experience
* Experience preparing, or assisting with, management accounts
* Solid grounding in double-entry bookkeeping, with confidence posting journals, accruals and prepayments
* Track record of completing balance sheet reconciliations
* Good working knowledge of accounting software and strong Excel skills
* High attention to detail, well organised, and comfortable managing deadlines with a good degree of autonomy
* Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, previous Xero experience, or a background in the housing or not-for-profit sector would all be an advantage, though none are essential
Why Join the business
* Genuinely meaningful work within the housing sector
* Part-time hours over 4 days, offering excellent work-life balance
* Real training and development opportunities
* Free onsite parking
* A small, friendly and supportive finance team
About Us
We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.
Ref: BR74503
Salary description
£35000.00 - £42000.00 per year