Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Rushlift GSE

Heathrow Airport

About the role:

Are you a finance professional looking for your next step in a growing business where you can make a real impact? At Rushlift GSE, we're looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Management Accountant to join our finance team, playing a key role in financial reporting, business performance analysis, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified management accountant who enjoys taking ownership of month-end processes, providing meaningful financial insight, and partnering with stakeholders across the business.

We’re looking for someone who will:

• Own the month-end close process and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Prepare and post journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other accounting adjustments.
• Produce monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting, and support the preparation of management and board reporting packs.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities, analysing variances, monitoring performance against plans, and identifying key trends, risks and opportunities.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving reconciling items while monitoring AR and AP accounts to maintain balance sheet integrity.
• Maintain strong financial controls and compliance with accounting standards and company policies, while identifying opportunities to improve finance processes and reporting efficiency.
• Provide ad-hoc financial information and analysis as required.
• Support year-end reporting and external audit activities, including preparing audit schedules, acting as a key audit contact, and implementing audit recommendations.
• Assist with VAT returns and other statutory reporting obligations.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including asset additions, disposals, transfers, depreciation and reconciliation to the general ledger.
• Support cash flow reporting and forecasting activities.
• Monitor capital expenditure.

What sets you apart:

Essential

• Part-qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent).
• Experience in a Management Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant role.
• Proven experience producing monthly management accounts.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Experience of balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Excellent Excel skills.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience within a multi-site operational business.
• Exposure to external audit processes.
• Experience using ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
• Fixed asset accounting experience.
• Background within service, rental, engineering or asset-based businesses.

What you’ll get in return:

Competitive Salary Package

Contributory Pension Scheme

Enhanced Parental Policies

Life Assurance

On-site parking

Employee Welfare Scheme – Vouchers for birthdays/weddings/children/studies/long service etc

Employee Assistance Programme giving you access to Retail/Health/Gym discounts, confidential counselling and advice, Cycle2Work Scheme, and much more…

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