Management Accountant

Management Accountant

Competitive Salary + Bonus Scheme

London

The higher education industry is a growing market and QS has established itself as the global leader in higher education events and intelligence. We provide recruiting platforms for Business Schools and Universities to meet talented individuals, opportunities for potential students to learn more about where they could study, publications, conferences and online platforms for establishments to increase their brand awareness, and benchmarking services for establishments to assess how well they are performing. We are also known worldwide for the QS World University Rankings.

The business has a turnover of around £25m, is headquartered in Hampstead in London, and has sizeable teams in Mumbai, Bucharest, Singapore, and Stuttgart. We recently obtained external investment to support our growth ambitions.

We are currently looking for a Management Accountant to join the Finance team of 12. This is an ideal role for someone recently qualified and keen to work in a diverse, international business, ensuring insightful management information is provided to key stakeholders. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for: 

• Production of monthly management reports, reforecasts, budgets;
• Completion of foreign entity accounting;
• Creation of business plans for potential new products / acquisition opportunities;
• Refinement of and updates to Five Year Plan;  
• Variance analysis and other reporting;
• Business partnering divisional heads and cost centre managers;
• Improving the quality and timeliness of reporting and analysis; and
• Playing a part in the successful migration to NetSuite and development of new reporting;
• Working to streamline systems and ensure effective controls and processes are in place.

We are looking for:

• Qualified accountant CIMA/ACCA/ACA
• Good experience in management accounts
• Excellent communication skills, and able to work effectively with colleagues
• Proactive in problem solving and keen to drive change and make improvements
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Good attention to detail
• Previous use of Exchequer or NetSuite financial systems would be desirable

You will need to have a legal right to work in the UK.