Job Description

Management Accountant (6-Month Contract - High Potential to Go Permanent)

Location:

Westfield House, Lower Wortley Road, Leeds, LS12 4PX

Salary:

up to 45,000 (pro rata)

Contract:

6-month fixed-term | Full-time | Office-based (LS12)

Company:

YDS Group (Smile White & Yorkshire Dental Suite)

About Us

YDS Group is a fast-growing, privately owned organisation operating across two exciting and expanding businesses:

Yorkshire Dental Suite & Dental Practices

- rapidly scaling from one Leeds site to nine practices, with further growth planned into 2026.

Smile White

- a high-growth direct-to-consumer aligner brand helping customers achieve healthier, straighter smiles.
As the Group continues to scale at pace, we are strengthening our finance function to support robust financial control, high-quality reporting and forward-looking commercial insight.

We are seeking an experienced

Management Accountant

to join our finance team of six on an initial

6-month contract

, with

strong potential to convert to a permanent role

for the right person.

What We Offer

45,000 salary (pro rata for contract period)

6-month contract with high likelihood of becoming permanent

Pension scheme Cycle to Work scheme Retail discount platform YDS Group employee discount 20 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata) Opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-growing group Supportive, collaborative team environment

The Role

As Management Accountant, you will take ownership of producing management accounts for multiple group entities and play a key role in strengthening reporting, controls and financial insight as the finance function matures.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders and cost centre managers, supporting month-end reporting, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis.

Key Responsibilities

Prepare management accounts for individual entities within the Group Deliver accurate month-end reporting to a five-day close Produce payroll, including starters, leavers, deductions and additions Prepare payroll reporting and oversee associates' pay Supervise junior team members involved in payroll preparation Provide clear, insightful financial analysis and commentary Participate in monthly risks and opportunities reviews Partner with cost centre managers to investigate and explain variances Develop and maintain cost centre and headcount reporting Build and maintain budgets and forecasts (P&L, balance sheet and cash flow) Produce meaningful commentary with actionable recommendations Challenge assumptions and help embed strong financial controls Improve reporting quality, consistency and impact Support transactional finance activity where required

About You

Essential Experience

Proven experience producing month-end management accounts Strong budgeting and forecasting capability (P&L, balance sheet and cash flow) Advanced Excel skills Strong analytical ability with a commercial mindset Experience interpreting large volumes of financial and operational data Ability to become a subject matter expert in ERP and finance systems

Personal Qualities

Naturally inquisitive and confident challenging constructively Strong communication skills, including with non-finance stakeholders Able to take full ownership of workload and meet tight deadlines Confident explaining financial performance to non-finance colleagues Proactive, self-motivated and comfortable working independently Ideally studying towards, or interested in pursuing,

CIMA or ACCA

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months

Pay: 45,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person