Senior Management Accountant


Location: Cheltenham
Salary: £55-75k + Bonus + Benefits
Type: permanent on-site


We are a growing renewable energy business seeking a high-calibre Senior Management Accountant to play a key role in supporting financial performance, strategic decision-making, and the continued scaling of the business.
This is a commercially focused role suited to a proactive individual who is comfortable operating in a multi-entity, project-driven environment and partnering closely with senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the bookkeeping operations across multiple companies and the preparation of monthly management accounts, reconciliations, and monthly group reporting, including variance analysis and commentary
• Responsible for VAT returns and other statutory filings
• Prepare and present periodic reporting for project companies and development loans, and assist with managing relationships with key financial stakeholders
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and provide insights to support decision-making
• Assist in evaluate key business assumptions, risks, and opportunities affecting operational and project performance.
• Support equity and debt financing initiatives, including financial due diligence responses
• Drive improve in internal financial controls and processes, and ensure adherence to financial covenants
• Support cash flow management, liquidity planning, and working capital optimisation
• Take accountability for ensuring seamless and error free execution of financing transactions
• Assist with developing cost-efficiency programs and support initiatives that enhance revenue generation and optimise pricing strategies across services, products and assets
• Carry out ad hoc financial analysis and provide support as required
Qualifications and requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or STEM field
• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA/ICAEW, or AIA)
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a management accounting role, ideally within an engineering environment
• Commercially astute, with the ability to translate financial data into business insight
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and providing constructive challenge
• Strong analytical capability and attention to detail
• A proactive and responsible approach to task ownership
• Exceptional analytical, organisational and complex data-handling abilities
Benefits:
*Unique opportunities for career progression in a fast-growing company
*Pension scheme and BUPA private medical insurance