A fantastic opportunity to join a housing sector business based in Halesowen as a Management Accountant, paying £35,000. The organisation provides housing and support services across the region, giving the successful candidate the chance to do genuinely meaningful work while developing their career. This role is for a smaller organisation, with a fantastic Finance Director to learn from, where training and support from senior leadership will be offered.
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 and Finance Director within a small, supportive finance team. Free onsite parking is available, and the business places real value on training, development and giving people the tools to progress.
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
* Fantastic mentorship from the Finance Director
* Genuinely meaningful work within the housing sector
* 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
£30000.00 - £35000.00 per year