Management Accountant

Management Accountant
Salary: £40,000 £45,000
Location: Halesowen
Reference: (phone number removed)

About Our Client Our client is a well-established and highly respected business within the construction sector. Known for delivering quality projects and maintaining long-standing relationships, they promote a collaborative, supportive culture where everyone pulls together. Professionalism, integrity and teamwork are at the heart of the business.

About the Role This is a newly created Management Accountant position, introduced to strengthen the finance function and provide senior-level support to the Company Secretary, who currently oversees Finance and CIS. The role will take ownership of management reporting, controls and analysis, while remaining hands-on with day-to-day finance operations.
This position offers genuine scope to develop and progress as the finance function continues to evolve.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Month-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments and trial balance review
• Financial analysis, variance reporting and commentary for senior stakeholders
• Project costings, job profitability analysis and financial statements
• Oversee and maintain CIS, including monthly returns and HMRC payments
• VAT checks and quarterly VAT returns (including Domestic Reverse Charge)
• Weekly/monthly bank reconciliations and cash book management
• Payroll processing, year-end submissions and pension auto-enrolment reporting
• Supplier reconciliations, payment runs and invoice/PO query resolution
• Liaison with external auditors during quarterly and year-end reviews
• Support continuous improvement of financial processes and controls
• Work closely with operational teams across the business to support financial decision-making

What We re Looking For Experience:

• Minimum years experience within finance
• Strong background in construction or a project-based environment

Skills:

• Proficient in Sage 200
• Strong management accounting and reporting capability
• In-depth knowledge of CIS and VAT (including Domestic Reverse Charge)
• High attention to detail with strong analytical skills

Attributes:

• Self-sufficient, proactive and commercially minded
• Confident working across the business and challenging constructively
• A collaborative team player with a good sense of humour

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (5 days taken at Christmas) plus bank holidays
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Friendly, open-plan office environment
• Clear opportunity for progression as the finance function develops

Interested? Contact Jack at Four Squared Recruitment on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).