Senior Management Accountant
Sheridan Maine · Coventry, West Midlands
Senior Management Accountant at Sheridan Maine, based in Coventry, West Midlands. This is a permanent role.
- Salary
- Competitive
- Location
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted
- 3 hours ago
- Closes
- 2 Oct 2026
- Sector
- Accountant
Reference 387149893
About the role
The Role
As Senior Management Accountant you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting business performance, taking ownership of the monthly management accounts for a portfolio of entities, support budgeting and forecasting activities, and provide meaningful financial insight to operational stakeholders. You'll also act as line manager for one person.
- Produce accurate monthly management accounts, including Profit & Loss,
- Balance Sheet and supporting schedules.
- Ownership of entity trial balances, ensuring all financial information is complete and accurate.
- Prepare and post journals, incl. accruals, prepayments and other month end adjustments.
- Balance sheet reconciliations and investigate any variances.
- Process intercompany transactions and reconciliations across multiple entities.
- Provide clear commentary on financial performance, highlighting key variances against budget and forecast.
- Support the preparation of annual budgets and regular financial forecasts.
- Build strong relationships with operational managers, providing financial support and commercial insight.
- Maintain the fixed asset register and monitor capital expenditure.
- Support the year end audit process and liaise with external auditors.
- Prepare cashflow forecasts and manage intercompany funding requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, controls and business performance.
- Line manage and develop a Management Accountant, providing support, coaching and review of their work.
The Person
- Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA)
- Management Accounting experience gained in a commercial setting - TB through to final reporting
- Experience of supporting Budgeting and Forecasting processes and partnering operational stakeholders
- Excel and ERP systems skills
- Supervisory/leadership experience would be highly advantageous.
This is a fantastic interim opportunity with a respected Midlands employer of choice. Offices are near to public transport links.
Daily rate to £350 per day, inside IR35.
If you’re passionate about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
Reference: 387149893 · Posted 3 hours ago · Closes 2 Oct 2026 · Listed via Sheridan Maine
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