Management Accountant

Management Accountant (Retail Ops & Marketing) | Cheshire | Competitive base salary, 25 days holiday, wide range of discounts and benefits | FMCG and Retail

This is a large, well-known UK retailer with a strong brand and nationwide presence. Finance plays a central role in driving both operational efficiency and commercial decision-making, giving you visibility and impact across the business. The culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and entrepreneurial, ideal for someone who enjoys variety and being close to the action, rather than stuck in a back-office role.

It's an opportunity to develop in a complex, consumer-facing environment where your work has a clear link to business performance.

The Role:

We are looking for a proactive and detail-driven Management Accountant to join a collaborative finance team. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you'll provide accurate, timely, and insightful reporting that supports decision-making across the wider business.

This role will support the retail teams with clear and insightful financial information to help drive performance and cost control.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide robust financial control while developing effective relationships across retail operations and marketing teams to deliver support and actionable insights.
• Prepare periodic management accounts with detailed variance analysis for review by finance leadership and key stakeholders in retail and marketing.
• Execute department balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Contribute to the preparation of forecasts and budgets, measuring performance for store retail costs, marketing spend, and head office functions.
• Compile and distribute weekly reports that enhance decision-making for the business.
• Deliver insightful analysis to help operational and marketing teams understand cost drivers and proactively challenge areas of underperformance.
• Support team members and wider business with ad hoc duties as required

About You:

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) preferred but not essential.
• Strong commercial awareness with a keen eye for process improvement and value creation.
• Proactive, inquisitive mindset with a clear sense of accountability.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with SQL/Azure is desirable.
• Previous exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 would be an advantage

What's on Offer:

• £30,000 - £40,000
• 25 days holiday + BH
• Private Healthcare
• Hybrid working

Zachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.

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