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Our ambitions to shape the future of sustainable mobility are powered by our talent. Join us, and get better with every move.
We are seeking a talented and motivated Management Accountant to join our Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to develop their career within a commercially focused and collaborative environment.
Our Finance function plays a critical role in supporting the achievement of the company's strategic objectives through accurate financial reporting, insightful business analysis, effective risk management, and sound financial control. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you will contribute to robust decision-making and help drive sustainable business performance.
The Role
As a Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering robust financial reporting and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information. You will take ownership of specific income statement and balance sheet areas, providing analysis and insight to support business performance and informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
Prepare monthly management accounts, providing clear analysis and commentary on performance against budget, forecast and prior periods.
Own accounting and reporting for designated balance sheet and income statement areas, ensuring accuracy, completeness and compliance with Group policies.
Post and review monthly journals, accruals and prepayments in line with reporting deadlines.
Produce meaningful management information and dashboards that support operational and strategic decision-making.
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring control accounts are fully supported and reconciled.
Partner with budget holders and Finance Business Partners to support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
Support the year-end statutory audit process, responding to auditor queries and providing supporting documentation.
Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting efficiency.
Contribute to finance transformation initiatives and ad hoc project
About You
We're looking for someone who combines strong technical accounting skills with a proactive and analytical approach.
Essential Skills & Experience
Essential
Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant, or in the final stages of qualification (or equivalent).
Experience within a management accounting, financial accounting or commercial finance environment.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups and data analysis.
Experience preparing management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations.
Ability to communicate financial information effectively to a range of stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Desirable
Experience using Power BI or similar reporting and visualisation tools.
Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and planning processes.
Experience working within a regulated financial services environment.
Exposure to process improvement or finance transformation initiatives
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work within a highly respected finance function
Exposure to a broad range of financial reporting and business activities
Support for professional development and continued learning
Collaborative environment where your contribution is valued
The chance to make a genuine impact on business performance and decision-making
If you're a driven finance professional looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you with benefits including a competitive pension scheme, Annual salary review and bonus scheme, Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme, Employee referral scheme (£1,000), GymFlex membership options, Cycle to Work scheme
Health & Wellbeing
Life Assurance, Health assessment options, Travel insurance, Dental insurance, Critical illness cover, Personal accident insurance.
Time Off & Work–Life Balance
25 days’ annual leave + an additional Celebration Day, 37.5 hour week, Monday to Friday, no weekends, Holiday buy & sell scheme, Volunteer days , Time allocated for personal development, Study support (where applicable).
Workplace & On‑Site Facilities
Free parking (limited) , EV charging points, Bike storage & shower facilities, Complimentary breakfast, Staff and social events
Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for an opportunity unless they exactly meet the criteria specified. At Ayvens we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, enjoyable and authentic workplace so if you are excited by this, or any role at Ayvens but your experience or current hours don’t exactly align, we would encourage you to apply regardless!
Why Ayvens?
With over 3.1 million vehicles managed across more than 40 countries, we provide full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.
At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are.
Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.
Skills Required
- Previous experience within a similar finance or accounting role
- Professionally qualified or studying towards a recognised accountancy qualification (minimum AAT qualified or ACA, ACCA or CIMA Part-Qualified)
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, IF statements, SUMIF, SUMPRODUCT, nested formulas)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills to engage effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Self-motivated and able to work independently while recognising when to seek support
- Enthusiastic about developing technical accounting knowledge and wider business understanding
- Collaborative approach with willingness to share knowledge and support colleagues' development
What We Do
Born from the acquisition of LeasePlan by ALD Automotive, part of the Societe Generale group, Ayvens is the leading global sustainable mobility player committed to making life and business flow better. By bringing together complementary capabilities and expertise built over decades, our legacy companies saw an opportunity to reimagine mobility as we know it, providing full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management and multi-mobility solutions to large international corporates, SMEs, professionals and private individuals. With more than 14,500 employees across 42 countries, 3.4 million vehicles and the world’s largest multi-brand EV fleet, we’re leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and spearhead the digital transformation of the mobility sector. Ayvens. Better with every move.
