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Management Accountant
Hersden
2 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
CT3 4BF, Hersden, Kent
£48,000 - £55,000 GBP yearly
Accounting / Finance
Step up into a finance role with real influence
Fire Protection Online are a fast-growing e-commerce business supplying fire and safety equipment in a regulated market. We are hiring a Management Accountant who wants to do more than produce reports: someone who will shape how the business understands its numbers and uses them to make decisions.
You'll work closely with the senior team, work alongside a bookkeeper and external accountants, and own the management reporting. The role is built to grow, and for the right person it could develop into Finance Manager
What you'll be doing
* Owning the monthly management accounts and delivering them on time and accurately
* Building budgets, forecasts and cash-flow models
* Digging into variances and explaining what's driving them
* Tracking KPIs and presenting findings and commentary to the board and senior managers
* Analysing sales and commercial data and turning it into practical recommendations
* Working with sales and operations colleagues so the wider business understands its financial performance
* Supporting the bookkeeper and credit-control resource and helping shape the day-to-day finance function
* Spotting inefficiencies, tightening controls and building reporting and planning processes that scale
What we're looking for
* A proven track record producing management accounts
* Hands-on experience of budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management and variance analysis
* Ability and experience in preparation of statutory accounts.
* Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to turn data into insight people can act on
* Experience reporting KPIs to senior leaders or a board
* Confidence working with non-finance colleagues and explaining numbers simply
* A proactive, improvement-minded approach
* Excellent written and verbal communication
* A willingness to be visible around the business, not tied to your desk
Qualifications
Fully qualified/part-qualified ACCA is a must and a demonstrable track record in a similar role matters more than the letters after your name.
Nice to have
* An entrepreneurial streak and enthusiasm for helping build a growing business
* Ambition to move into strategic finance leadership
* Experience in an SME, owner-managed, e-commerce, distribution or other fast-paced commercial setting (not essential)
What you'll get
* A key role in building and improving the finance function
* Direct exposure to senior leadership and board-level decisions
* Genuine scope to expand the role and progress over time
* A collaborative, commercially focused team in Canterbury
* Benefits package and holiday entitlement to be confirmed at interview stage
Important: please read before applying
* This is a 100% office-based role in Canterbury. There is no remote or hybrid option.
* You must already live within a realistic daily commute of Canterbury, Kent
Fire Protection Online are a fast-growing e-commerce business supplying fire and safety equipment in a regulated market. We are hiring a Management Accountant who wants to do more than produce reports: someone who will shape how the business understands its numbers and uses them to make decisions.
You'll work closely with the senior team, work alongside a bookkeeper and external accountants, and own the management reporting. The role is built to grow, and for the right person it could develop into Finance Manager
What you'll be doing
* Owning the monthly management accounts and delivering them on time and accurately
* Building budgets, forecasts and cash-flow models
* Digging into variances and explaining what's driving them
* Tracking KPIs and presenting findings and commentary to the board and senior managers
* Analysing sales and commercial data and turning it into practical recommendations
* Working with sales and operations colleagues so the wider business understands its financial performance
* Supporting the bookkeeper and credit-control resource and helping shape the day-to-day finance function
* Spotting inefficiencies, tightening controls and building reporting and planning processes that scale
What we're looking for
* A proven track record producing management accounts
* Hands-on experience of budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow management and variance analysis
* Ability and experience in preparation of statutory accounts.
* Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to turn data into insight people can act on
* Experience reporting KPIs to senior leaders or a board
* Confidence working with non-finance colleagues and explaining numbers simply
* A proactive, improvement-minded approach
* Excellent written and verbal communication
* A willingness to be visible around the business, not tied to your desk
Qualifications
Fully qualified/part-qualified ACCA is a must and a demonstrable track record in a similar role matters more than the letters after your name.
Nice to have
* An entrepreneurial streak and enthusiasm for helping build a growing business
* Ambition to move into strategic finance leadership
* Experience in an SME, owner-managed, e-commerce, distribution or other fast-paced commercial setting (not essential)
What you'll get
* A key role in building and improving the finance function
* Direct exposure to senior leadership and board-level decisions
* Genuine scope to expand the role and progress over time
* A collaborative, commercially focused team in Canterbury
* Benefits package and holiday entitlement to be confirmed at interview stage
Important: please read before applying
* This is a 100% office-based role in Canterbury. There is no remote or hybrid option.
* You must already live within a realistic daily commute of Canterbury, Kent