Group Management Accountant

As Group Management Accountant, you will lead the production, integrity and continuous improvement of our national management accounts across England and Scotland. You’ll ensure that income, expenditure, balance sheet and cash flow reporting accurately reflects our trading performance and provides meaningful insight to operational and finance leaders.

 

You will work closely with Finance Business Partners, operational leaders and central finance teams to deliver high‑quality reporting, robust controls and efficient month‑end processes – all while championing best practice and continuous improvement.

 

In this varied and high-profile role, you will:

 

 Financial reporting & insight

•  Lead the full month‑end management accounts process, including consolidation, variance analysis, accruals, prepayments and journal review.
•  Produce and analyse Income & Expenditure reports, balance sheets and cash flow statements, ensuring accuracy, integrity and compliance.
•  Deliver high‑quality KPI and performance reporting to support operational decision‑making.
•  Provide clear financial guidance to operational leaders, including new admissions costings and financial queries.

 Controls, risk & compliance

•  Develop and maintain a comprehensive internal finance control and risk self‑assessment (CRSA) for management accounting activities.
•  Ensure strong segregation of duties and robust journal approval processes at month‑end.
•  Act as first‑line support for external auditors on income and expenditure queries.

 Payroll & non‑staff costs

•  Maintain and reconcile payroll control accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies in partnership with payroll colleagues.
•  Monitor, approve and accurately account for non‑staff costs to ensure management accounts truly reflect performance.

 Operational excellence & transformation

•  Lead continuous improvement of month‑end close and reporting processes to increase efficiency, accuracy and timeliness.
•  Enhance financial reporting for operational leaders, ensuring outputs are clear, user‑friendly and actionable.
•  Develop and monitor departmental KPIs and SLAs to continuously improve service delivery.

 People & leadership

•  Coach, mentor and develop Management Account Specialists, supporting capability and performance.
•  Support senior finance leaders to set expectations, drive engagement and build a high‑performing management accounts function.