Job Description

Management Accountant

At Black Swan Care Group, we are currently looking for a Management Accountant to work in our Head Office, on a full time, 40 hour permanent contract, 40,000-45,000 per annum.

Black Swan International is a specialist care organisation delivering high-quality, person-centred support services. Our finance function plays a key role in ensuring strong financial governance, robust reporting, and commercial insight across the group. We are looking for an experienced Account Manager to lead monthly reporting and forecasting, strengthen financial controls, support year-end and compliance activities, and manage a small team. We are looking for someone with a strong attention to detail and strong ownership mind.

Black Swan Care Group have become a Real Living Wage employer! Our other benefits include:

Ability to access your wages throughout the month via Stream. Refer a friend bonus scheme (200 per placement.) Paid annual leave 28 days per year. (Based on hours / pro rata.) and enhanced pay for working Christmas, Boxing Day & Bank Holidays. Fully paid induction and training programme, and excellent on-going training from day one and throughout your career (Mandatory and specialised.) Progression with internal promotions available across the group and excellent apprenticeship schemes. Employee Care line with our confidential telephone counselling, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Paid breaks and free meals. DBS costs paid for by the company and pension scheme. Blue light card. Free health and wellbeing service- 24/7 access to online GP's, second medical opinion, mental health support, nutrition plans, fitness programme and online health check. A key role in a values-led care organisation making a genuine impact. Opportunity to work across a group structure with senior stakeholder exposure.

Role Summary:

The Management Accountant will be responsible for producing timely and accurate management accounts for a six-company group, maintaining key cash and forecasting models, and ensuring strong control over balance sheet reconciliation, payroll, and day-to-day cash management. The role includes responsibility for statutory and compliance reporting (VAT, covenants, corporation tax payments), liaising with auditors, and supporting elements of purchase ledger and operational billing.

This is a hands-on role requiring both technical strength and the ability to manage and develop a small team.

Key Responsibilities:

Produce monthly management accounts for a six-company group, including commentary and variance analysis. Prepare and maintain the monthly three-statement forecast (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cashflow). Own and oversee daily cash and bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of discrepancies. Support cashflow planning and maintain clear visibility of working capital movements across the group. Prepare and review the monthly payroll reconciliation, ensuring payroll costs reconcile to the ledger and variances are understood and addressed. Process and manage mileage payments, ensuring proper approval and accurate recording. Liaise with external auditors and lead on audit preparation, including producing year-end backing schedules and responding to audit queries. Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns for a partially exempt group, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting. Make monthly and annual VAT payments as required, ensuring adherence to deadlines and appropriate documentation. Maintain the

fixed asset register

for three companies, ensuring accurate depreciation, disposals, and additions are recorded and reconciled. Line manage a team of

three

, providing day-to-day support, prioritisation, performance management and development. Allocate work effectively and ensure robust controls and process continuity across the team.

Skills & Experience:

Proven experience in a Management Accountant or similar finance role, ideally within a multi-entity/group structure. Strong experience producing monthly management accounts and three-statement forecasting. Experience preparing VAT returns (or ability to learn quickly in a complex VAT environment. Excellent balance sheet reconciliation and controls experience. Demonstrable ability to manage cashflow models and daily bank reconciliations.

Desirable:

Experience in care, healthcare, social care, or another regulated service environment. Familiarity with partial exemption VAT rules and/or covenant reporting. Experience working with property income billing or service charge recharge models.

Qualifications:

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) preferred, or equivalent proven experience.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 40,000.00-45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Norfolk, NR7 0TA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Do you require/need sponsorship to work for us?
Experience:

Account management: 3 years (required) Financial accounting: 1 year (required) Managerial accounting: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person