Management Accountant

Location: Cardiff
Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term

Are you a qualified accountant looking to leverage your expertise in finance transformation and data reporting? Join our dynamic Cardiff Finance team as a Project Accountant and play a pivotal role in our finance transformation journey.

About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Cardiff Finance, you'll work closely with our 10-person finance team to drive key finance transformation projects while supporting management accounts, reporting, budgeting, and re forecasting functions. This role involves collaborating across teams, focusing on projects that will transform our reporting, data provision, and financial software.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the implementation of a new dashboard system to enhance data accessibility for department heads, partners, and fee earners.
• Oversee the migration to a new reporting platform, ensuring report accuracy and data integrity.
• Support the implementation of budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management software.
• Produce and review monthly management accounts and engage in budgeting and re forecast processes.
• Manage the annual review of charge-out rates and profitability reporting.
• Contribute to statutory reporting, financial statement production, and audit preparation.
• Address internal financial reporting queries and approve banking transactions as needed.
• Provide cover for team members during absences and engage in additional ad-hoc projects.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) with strong IT and MS Excel skills, including financial modelling (Lookup, Pivot, Chart functions).
• Proven track record in a similar role with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to meet diverse deadlines.
• Experience with leading practice management/accounting systems (e.g., Elite/SAP) and ideally familiarity with database querying.
• Ability to engage with the business, proactively identify process improvements, and deliver high-quality outputs.