Senior Management Accountant in Wolverhampton - AD Finance

Alexander Daniels are exclusively recruiting for a Senior Management Accountant/Finance Business Partner to join a high-growth organisation in the West Midlands. You will provide high-quality financial information and commercial insight to support strategic and operational decision-making. You will take ownership of the management accounting function, working closely with senior stakeholders to drive performance, budgeting, forecasting and financial control across the business.

This role is 5 days a week onsite.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
• Provide timely variance analysis with clear commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Produce regular margin analysis and key performance indicators to support business performance reviews.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting cycles.
• Prepare and maintain regular cashflow forecasts.
• Work closely with budget holders to challenge assumptions and align financial plans with business strategy.

Commercial Business Partnering

• Act as a finance business partner to non-finance teams to influence performance and improve outcomes.
• Support cost control, margin improvement and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Lead regular performance review meetings with operational management.

Financial Control & Compliance

• Ensure robust financial controls across key processes, including month-end close and reconciliations.
• Monitor overheads and investigate significant variances.
• Support statutory audit processes and compliance with relevant accounting standards.
• Prepare indirect tax returns accurately and on time.

Process Improvement

• Contribute to the development of financial systems and the use of automated reporting tools.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting quality and workflow efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial discipline and data accuracy.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Qualified accountant (e.g. CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
• Strong management accounting experience within an SME or commercial environment.
• Excellent commercial awareness with strong analytical, Excel and reporting skills.
• Confident communicator, able to present financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Proactive, enthusiastic self-starter with a desire to develop and grow with the business.

Desirable:

• Experience within a service-led or operationally focused environment.

Why Join

• A key role supporting the ongoing development of the finance function within a growing organisation.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and commercial decision-making.
• Opportunities for professional development and influence over business strategy.
• £50,000 - £60,000 DOE