Our client is a £300m operation who seek to hire a progressive Management Accountant. The role will suit an ACA/ACCA or CIMA studier who is looking for a role that will involve Management Accounts, Financial Accounts, Forecasting and Budgeting and being a Finance Business Partner to the Marketing team. Responsibilities:Month end postings, P&L and balance sheet reconciliations to maintain key controls Reconciliation of all Marketing and IT accounts and provisions of clear and concise commentary to explain variances with stakeholders Contribute to preparation of monthly management accounts and finance reporting pack Support for Financial controller & Head of Finance with ad-hoc requests Preparation and managing the budget and forecast models inc. Head office functions Work with operational teams and relevant business partners to answer any queries Monthly meetings with Heads of department to against budgets & forecasts Prepare budget and forecast MSBI load files Preparation of Statutory reporting (Annual Accounts, Tax, Employee benefits etc) Liaising with external auditors and preparation of audit file for year end Management of cost lines within the P&L for multiple business units (inc. stores, head office functions) Intercompany reconciliations and close working with Group team Month end general accrual and prepayments postings