Management accountant

Management Accountant – Care Sector Southend-on-Sea, Essex | £50,000–£55,000 per annum | Permanent Are you an experienced Management Accountant looking for a role where your financial expertise can genuinely contribute to the quality and sustainability of care services? New Way Recruitment is supporting a growing healthcare organisation in Southend-on-Sea to recruit a commercially minded and compassionate Management Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of key financial processes, providing accurate insight, robust forecasting and effective financial controls that enable operational teams and senior leaders to make confident decisions. Working within an organisation where people, quality and continuous improvement are at the heart of its approach, you will play an important role in supporting both day-to-day financial performance and longer-term growth. The Role As Management Accountant, you will: Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and supporting financial reports. Lead the budgeting and forecasting process, producing regular forecasts and providing clear analysis to senior management. Monitor actual performance against budgets, investigating variances and identifying financial risks and opportunities. Prepare year-end schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation for external audit, working closely with auditors and external accountants. Monitor financial performance across care operations, including occupancy, fee income, payroll, agency expenditure and operational costs. Produce cash-flow forecasts and support effective working-capital management. Complete and oversee balance-sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and other month-end processes. Develop robust financial controls, reporting processes and systems to support continued organisational growth. Provide meaningful financial information to Directors and operational leaders, translating financial data into clear commercial insight. Partner with care and operational managers to improve budget ownership, cost control and financial understanding. Support financial planning around staffing, investment, fee structures, service development and business growth. Maintain accurate financial records and support strong standards of governance, accountability and compliance. About You You will ideally be an experienced Management Accountant or finance professional with: Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience. Experience preparing accounts and supporting the year-end audit process. Excellent financial analysis and reporting skills. Strong Excel and financial systems knowledge. The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance managers. A commercial mindset combined with excellent attention to detail. The confidence to challenge constructively and identify opportunities for improvement. Experience within healthcare, social care, multi-site services or another regulated environment would be highly advantageous. A professional accountancy qualification or relevant part-qualification would be advantageous. Above all, this opportunity will suit someone who understands that behind every budget, forecast and financial decision within social care are the people who rely upon those services. What’s On Offer? £50,000–£55,000 per annum Company pension Employee recognition initiatives Access to employee perks and discounts Referral incentive scheme Training and professional development opportunities Supportive working environment Opportunity to join a developing healthcare organisation where finance can directly influence operational performance and future growth Interested? If you’re an experienced Management Accountant looking to bring your financial expertise into an organisation with a genuine purpose, we would love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential conversation with New Way Recruitment. Our Promise: At New Way Recruitment, we believe in Heart-Led Hiring in Care. Guided by our ethos of “Recruiting with Care, Placing with Purpose”, we are committed to a recruitment experience where compassion meets opportunity. Our promise is simple: a heart-led, confidential, and individually tailored approach for every candidate and client we support. You can be assured that our team handles every step of the process with integrity, understanding, and genuine care. If you’re considering your next move and this job sounds like something you would be interested in then please don’t hesitate to get in touch - we’re here to help. INDHP