Management Accountant

Join Mitie – the future of high‑performing places.

ROLE: Management Accountant (6‑month FTC)

HOURS: 40 hours per week

LOCATION: Gloucester

At Mitie, our purpose is driven by a belief that better places lead to thriving communities
. We work every day to make places safer, cleaner, more secure and more sustainable. The Water Division is our largest and most complex, and we are looking for a Management Accountant who can support high‑quality reporting and financial performance.

This is a 6‑month fixed‑term contract
.

The Management Accountant will take ownership of their allocated entity and its reporting within the deadlines set, supported by the Senior Management Accountant. You will ensure that information provided to the Financial Controllers and senior finance team is accurate, with variances clearly justified.

Role Responsibilities

• Prepare and post prepayments, accruals, depreciation and amortisation.
• Take ownership of allocated entities' monthly management accounts and reporting pack submissions.
• Review the P&L for activity performed by others and seek justification for any variances.
• Provide detailed Excel spreadsheet analysis as required.
• Ensure balance sheet working files are continuously updated throughout the month‑end process.
• Deliver accurate Divisional and Group reporting and analysis.
• Complete Risks and Opportunities for BLFC sign‑off prior to submission.
• Submit balance sheet analysis and commentary to highlight areas of concern and recommended solutions.
• Produce the balance sheet control file with supporting documentation in preparation for monthly sign‑off.
• Remain focused and meet all reporting deadlines.
• Prepare financial year‑end audit packs and liaise with auditors to ensure deliverables are met.
• Provide all information to Group relating to statutory reporting and review draft statutory accounts.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting process through information provision and analysis.
• Improve the timing, content and accuracy of both financial and management reporting.
• Maintain procedure and process documents while seeking continuous improvements.
• Undertake other ad hoc duties as required.

Required Qualifications

Applicants must meet the below defined requirements for the role.

• Previous involvement in management accounts preparation.
• Demonstrable experience of transforming large‑volume data sets into workable, meaningful information.
• Ability to thrive within a matrix organisation and finance structure.
• Ability to work to tight reporting deadlines.

There's a place for you at Mitie — join us today!

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well‑known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle‑to‑work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save‑as‑you‑earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 80,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.