Management Accountant

Job Title: Management Accountant (Projects & Cashflow)

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Role Purpose

The Management Accountant will support a project-based international business

forward-looking

identify cash risks early

Key Responsibilities

Cashflow Forecasting (Core Responsibility)

• Build and maintain a

  rolling 1213 week weekly cashflow forecast

• Track cash inflows and outflows by project

• Apply probability weighting

  to expected revenue
• Identify cash gaps

  68 weeks in advance

• Update forecasts weekly based on actuals and pipeline changes

Project-Based Financial Analysis

• Monitor

  project cash burn and timing mismatches

• Track invoices, expected payment dates, and retentions

• Analyse project margins vs cash position

• Highlight cash-negative projects early

Management Reporting

• Prepare monthly

  management accounts

  (P&L, cashflow view, balance snapshot)
• Perform

  budget vs actual vs forecast

  analysis
• Provide clear variance explanations and recommendations
• Prepare concise summaries for non-finance stakeholders

Systems & Data

• Use

  Sage Accounting

  (or similar) as the source of actuals
• Maintain forecasts and models in

  Excel / Google Sheets

• Review outputs from bookkeeping teams (no transaction capture)

• Ensure project coding and data consistency

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with project managers to validate billing and milestones
• Support Finance Lead / CFO with decision-ready insights
• Communicate financial risks clearly and professionally

Required Skills & Experience

Essential

• 48 years experience in

  management accounting

• Strong experience with cashflow forecasting

• Exposure to project-based businesses

  (EPC, IT services, infrastructure, consulting)
• Advanced

  Excel / Google Sheets

  skills
• Experience working with

  international clients

• Strong written and verbal English communication

Preferred

• Experience with

  Sage / Xero / NetSuite

• Experience supporting businesses with long payment terms (3090 days)

• Prior offshore / shared-services experience

• CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) preferred but not mandatory

Success Metrics (First 90 Days)

• Weekly cashflow forecast delivered on time, every week
• Clear identification of cash risks

  before they occur

• Accurate project-level cash visibility

• Management decisions supported with actionable insights

• No unexpected cash or payment surprises