Management Accountant in Glasgow, City of Glasgow

Anderson Knight is delighted to be working with a leading organisation on the outskirts of Glasgow to recruit a Part-Qualified Management Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business with a strong UK and international presence, offering a broad and varied role within a high performing finance team.

Working closely with operational and finance stakeholders, you will take ownership of key management accounting activities, ensuring the timely delivery of accurate financial information and meaningful performance insight. The role offers exposure to a dynamic commercial environment where finance plays a key role in supporting business performance, continuous improvement and strategic decision making.

This position would suit an ambitious accountant looking to build on their management accounting experience while developing strong business partnering skills within a complex and fast moving organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the monthly management accounts process from month-end close through to final reporting.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with clear variance analysis and commentary on performance.
• Complete journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Produce monthly reporting packs and provide meaningful insight to support business decisions.
• Work closely with budget holders and operational stakeholders to review performance and challenge costs where appropriate.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning activities.
• Maintain strong financial controls and identify opportunities to improve reporting processes and efficiencies.
• Assist with year-end activities, audit requirements and ad hoc financial analysis as required.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or qualified through experience.
• Previous experience in a management accounting or month-end focused role.
• Good understanding of financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience supporting budgets and forecasts.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial information and spot trends.
• Comfortable building relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using finance systems.
• Well organised and able to manage workloads effectively to meet deadlines.

If you're looking to join a global business where you can develop your management accounting experience and make a real contribution to the wider finance team, we'd love to hear from you.