Management Accountant

Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

Greenwell Gleeson are delighted to be recruiting for a Management Accountant to join an established and reputable law firm based in Tewkesbury.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on, commercially minded accountant who enjoys taking ownership of the finance function, producing management accounts from start to finish and leading a small team.

Reporting to senior management, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of the firm's financial operations, while managing a team of three Legal Cashiers.

Key Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the monthly management accounts process, producing a complete set of accounts from A to Z.

• Prepare monthly profit and loss accounts, balance sheets and supporting financial reports.

• Manage, mentor and support a team of three Legal Cashiers, overseeing their day-to-day activities.

• Oversee all aspects of the month-end process, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.

• Prepare budgets, forecasts and variance analysis, providing meaningful commentary to senior management.

• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure effective financial controls are in place.

• Oversee the accuracy and integrity of the firm's financial transactions.

• Support cash flow management, reporting and financial planning.

• Work closely with senior stakeholders to provide financial information and support business decisions.

• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting and operational efficiencies.

• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and, where applicable, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Accounts Rules.

• Liaise with external accountants and auditors as required.

About You

We are looking for an experienced, proactive Management Accountant who is comfortable being hands-on and taking responsibility for the entire management accounts process.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Previous experience producing a full set of management accounts independently.

• AAT qualification, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or qualified by experience (QBE).

• Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly around month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.

• Previous supervisory or team management experience, or the confidence to step into a leadership role.

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