Hybrid Lead Management Accountant

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About the role

  • Management Accountant Lead role focusing on financial accuracy and control at Civica. Leading a team to support strategic decisions across a fast-scaling GovTech organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and oversee the period end close, ensuring delivery in line with group timetables, accounting standards and control requirements
  • Provide direction, review and challenge on journals, accruals, deferrals and reclassifications, ensuring strong evidence and audit trails
  • Take accountability for the accuracy and completeness of revenue, cost and profitability reporting across assigned business areas
  • Maintain balance sheet integrity through high quality reconciliations and timely issue resolution
  • Review and challenge variance analysis to ensure financial movements are clearly understood and communicated
  • Ensure consistent, high quality management accounting outputs that support the wider Finance function
  • Act as the escalation point for complex accounting, close or data related issues, applying sound judgement and coordinating resolution
  • Drive continuous improvement across management accounting processes, controls and ways of working
  • Lead, coach and develop a team of Management Accountants, building capability and resilience within Controllership

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of management accounting, period end close and balance sheet control frameworks
  • Proven experience leading or overseeing management accounting delivery, or similar, in a controlled environment
  • Ability to apply and challenge accounting judgement, particularly in complex or nonstandard scenarios
  • Excellent understanding of controls, audit requirements and financial governance
  • Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and challenge financial movements
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Benefits

  • 25 Days Annual Leave + bank holidays – plus the option to buy up to 10 extra days!
  • Days of Difference – Up to 3 extra days off for volunteering.
  • Pension Contributions – 5% employer match to support your future.
  • Income Protection – Up to 75% salary cover for long-term illness.
  • Life Assurance – 4x salary tax-free lump sum.
  • Critical Illness Cover – £25,000 lump sum (extendable to dependents).
  • Private Medical Insurance – Fast access to private healthcare.
  • Health Cash Plan – Claim back physio, therapies & more.
  • Dental Insurance – Cover for routine & emergency care.
  • Electric Vehicle (EV) Scheme – A wide range of electric & hybrid vehicles.
  • Affinity Groups – Join employee-led communities.
  • Bounty Bonus – Refer a friend & get rewarded.

Job title

Lead Management Accountant

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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