Job Description

The role of the Management Accountant is to provide robust and timely financial reporting, analysis, and control for AVK's ePODs and Emissions divisions. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate management accounts, tracking divisional performance, supporting project costing, and ensuring integrity of financial data and processes.


Working closely with the Financial Controller and divisional teams, the Management Accountant helps ensure that commercial decisions are supported by strong financial insight and that reporting aligns with project delivery milestones and operational activity. The role also supports ongoing process improvements and financial control as the divisions continue to scale.

Key Responsibilities:

Management Accounting

Prepare monthly management accounts for ePODs and Emissions divisions, including detailed P&L analysis, project gross margins, and overhead tracking. Track and analyse actuals vs budget, providing commentary and insight to the Financial Controller and divisional leads. Support intercompany cost allocations and recharges for shared resources and central support. Work closely with operational teams to validate costs, accruals, and WIP balances.

Project Costing & Control

Ensure accurate recording of project costs (materials, labour, sub-contractors), linked to project milestones. Maintain clear visibility of gross margins across major projects; work with delivery teams to validate forecast outcomes. Prepare monthly project profitability analysis to feed into commercial reviews.

Forecasting & Budgeting

Support the annual budget and rolling reforecast processes for ePODs and Emissions. Input into revenue phasing, capex plans and divisional overheads. Prepare supporting schedules for financial modelling and group reporting.

Process, Controls & Collaboration

Work with the Assistant Accountant to ensure timely month-end close (journals, reconciliations, accruals). Support audit and year-end deliverables. Maintain integrity of finance systems (NetSuite, Proscope) and project accounting structures. Collaborate with FP&A and commercial teams to ensure aligned reporting and KPI visibility.

Requirements

Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA). Experience with project accounting in a manufacturing, engineering or capex-intensive environment. Strong Excel skills; experience with cloud ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite) and project costing tools (e.g. Proscope). Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to process and control. Good communication skills - able to liaise with finance and non-finance stakeholders.

Benefits

Private Health Insurance Performance Bonus 25 days annual leave + bank hols Birthday Off Pension Plan * Hybrid working / Flexible working