Management Accountant

Blair West are supporting a Peterlee-based business with recruitment of a Management Accountant. In this role you will be key to the operational efficiency of the finance team, producing management accounts and financial reporting of the day-to-day duties, while being given a development path to progress in an ambitious group environment.

The opportunity:

• Production and review of monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and supporting commentary.
• Journal processing, including payroll and accrual/prepayment entries.
• Maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register.
• Submission of monthly debt reconciliations to the bank.
• Perform detailed balance sheet reconciliations including Bank, Payroll Control, Sundry Debtors & Creditors, and other ad hoc accounts.
• Support to track high-volume customer and supplier claims, ensuring timely resolution.
• Perform key supplier reconciliations and report discrepancies.
• Provide required financial data to auditors for annual statutory tax computations.
• Assist in year-end audit preparation including production of lead schedules and audit sample data.
• Prepare data for group-wide annual insurance renewals.
• Manage all company insurance claims, coordinating with insurers as required.
• Oversee company car management including insurance, MOTs, road tax compliance, and benefit-in-kind calculations for cars.
• Support commercial fleet management including balance sheet and P&L reconciliations

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• A part-qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or working towards full qualification / QBE.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a finance role with demonstrable progression.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge and understanding of UK GAAP or IFRS.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems (e.g., Sage, SAP, or similar).
• Strong attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills to work cross-functionally and liaise with external stakeholders.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and your birthday off.
• Opportunities for training and career progression.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Death in service package.
• Company pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free parking.
• Health & wellbeing programme.
• On-site parking.
• Referral programme.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. Please speak to their consultant if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us.