Management Accountant

We are recruiting for an experienced Management Accountant to join a high-performing finance team on a temporary basis, with the role potentially lasting up to six months. This Management Accountant position will play a pivotal role in driving financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance insight to support informed decision-making within a complex and regulated environment.

Based in Huntingdon, the Management Accountant role offers hybrid working, with approximately two days per week in the office. As a Management Accountant, you will act as a trusted finance partner to budget holders, delivering high-quality management accounting, financial analysis, and commercial support, without giving too much away about the organisation.

Main Responsibilities:

• Producing accurate financial budgets, forecasts, and actuals for a designated business area

• Acting as the single point of contact for assigned budget holders, providing financial data and insight

• Delivering the management accounting and business planning processes for both OPEX and CAPEX

• Ensuring compliance with financial controls, policies, and procedures

• Driving continuous improvement and standardisation across budgeting and forecasting processes

• Challenging assumptions within bottom-up forecasts to ensure appropriate balance of risk and opportunity

• Supporting key financial milestones, timescales, and reporting deadlines

• Collaborating with Finance Managers, Financial Controllers, and wider finance teams

Skills / Experience:

• Qualified finance professional (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent experience

• Proven experience working as a Management Accountant or in a similar role

• Strong experience producing budgets, forecasts, and management accounts

• Confident managing and influencing stakeholders

• Sound knowledge of financial controls and compliance frameworks

• Strong analytical and reporting skills

• Experience using financial reporting and analysis tools such as SAP, Power BI, or similar

Salary & Working Hours:

• Hourly Rate: £28.60 per hour

• Hours: 37 hours per week

• Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

• Location: Huntingdon

• Working Arrangement: Hybrid – approximately 2 days per week in the office

• Contract: Temporary, potentially up to 6 months

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate

• Hybrid working model

• Opportunity to work in a complex and high-impact finance environment

• Exposure to strategic decision-making and senior stakeholders

• Supportive, collaborative finance team