The Role
Management Accountant responsible for monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasts, balance sheet reconciliations, variance investigation, financial analysis, and finance projects. The role supports operational and project teams with cost control and margin monitoring, liaises with auditors, and provides guidance on financial controls. This is a six-month fixed-term position based in York.
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Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Management Accountant to join our GB Hire team in York for a period of 6 months.
As a Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering a range of business-critical finance projects, providing support with balance sheet reconciliations, ledger reviews, and the recoding of business units and cost centres.
Role Details:
• Annual salary up to £52,000 dependent on skills and experience.
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT (must live within a commutable distance of York)
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract – 6 months
As a Management Accountant, you will play a key role in delivering a range of business-critical finance projects, providing support with balance sheet reconciliations, ledger reviews, and the recoding of business units and cost centres.
Role Details:
• Annual salary up to £52,000 dependent on skills and experience.
• Role based: York, YO32 9PT (must live within a commutable distance of York)
• Contract type: Fixed Term Contract – 6 months
In this role as Management Accountant, you will be required to:
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts and cash flow forecasts to support business decision-making.
• Manage and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and contribute to finance projects
• Provide clear financial analysis and interpretation to managers, ensuring understanding of the financial implications of decisions.
• Liaise with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, maintain margins, and control costs.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely financial information.
• Offer financial guidance to colleagues to support adherence to financial controls and policies.
• Manage and complete balance sheet reconciliations, investigate variances, and contribute to finance projects
• Provide clear financial analysis and interpretation to managers, ensuring understanding of the financial implications of decisions.
• Liaise with operational and project teams to monitor project performance, maintain margins, and control costs.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, providing accurate and timely financial information.
• Offer financial guidance to colleagues to support adherence to financial controls and policies.
Benefits & Opportunities for Management Accountant
• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
Our Ideal Candidate as Management Accountant
• Educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance.
• Experience within a project accounting or reconciliation focused role
• Ability to mentor colleagues.
• Good communicator.
• Good influencing and stakeholder engagement skills across both internal and external partners.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in finance.
• Experience within a project accounting or reconciliation focused role
• Ability to mentor colleagues.
• Good communicator.
• Good influencing and stakeholder engagement skills across both internal and external partners.
About
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams.Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [email protected]
Skills Required
- Degree-level education
- Professional accounting qualification
- Minimum of 2 years of finance experience
- Experience in project accounting or reconciliation-focused work
- Ability to mentor colleagues
- Good communication skills
- Good influencing and stakeholder engagement skills with internal and external partners
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The Company
What We Do
Portakabin is a market-leading manufacturer specializing in modular and portable building solutions, offering a range of buildings for hire and sale across sectors like education, healthcare, and commercial. They provide services including planning, design, and project management.
