Management Accountant

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Inverness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a talented Management Accountant to join their Finance team. The role involves producing monthly management accounts, developing KPIs, and ensuring financial controls across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will have an ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAS qualification and strong experience in accounting. Leadership skills and proficiency in Excel are essential for driving performance and supporting a high-performing team. This position also offers opportunities for personal development and impactful initiatives.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAS qualified.
• Strong background in accounting and monthly management accounts.
• Skilled in financial controls.
• Excellent communicator with strong leadership capability.
• Confident working to tight deadlines.
• Proficient in Excel and accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Produce timely, accurate monthly management accounts.
• Develop monthly reporting, KPIs and insights to support business performance.
• Oversee home balance sheets and key reconciliations.
• Strengthen financial controls and processes.
• Investigate and explain variances to senior managers.
• Act as lead contact on finance-related transformation projects.
• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders.
• Deliver finance training to non-financial managers.
• Support and develop members of the Management Accounts team.
• Handle performance and build a highly engaged team.

Skills

Accounting

Financial controls

Leadership

Communication

Excel proficiency

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAS qualification

Job description

Management Accountant

We’re looking for a talented Management Accountant to join our Finance team at Barchester Healthcare. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional who enjoys variety, ownership, and leading others.

About the Role

You’ll be responsible for producing accurate monthly management accounts, developing KPIs and reporting tools, and ensuring strong financial controls across our multi-site environment. This role is also key in supporting transformation projects - acting as the central finance lead for configuration, testing and implementation. In this role you’ll play an important leadership role, driving performance, developing capability, and supporting the wellbeing and engagement of your team.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce timely, accurate monthly management accounts
• Develop monthly reporting, KPIs and insights to support business performance
• Oversee home balance sheets and key reconciliations, including Sales, Bank and Client Funds
• Strengthen financial controls and processes across a multi-site environment
• Investigate and explain variances to senior managers
• Act as lead contact on finance-related transformation projects — developing, testing and launching new processes
• Maintain strong communication with stakeholders and ensure project documentation
• Deliver finance training to non-financial managers
• Support and develop members of the Management Accounts team
• Handle performance and build a highly engaged team

About You

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA/ICAS qualified
• Strong background in accounting and monthly management accounts
• Skilled in financial controls
• Excellent communicator with strong leadership capability
• Confident working to tight deadlines
• Proficient in Excel and accounting systems

Why Join Barchester?

At Barchester, you’ll work with a collaborative Finance team dedicated to continuous improvement. We’ll support your development, involve you in impactful business-wide initiatives, and provide the opportunity to lead a respected and high-performing team.