Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money. So, when it comes to getting a better deal, it’s never been more blindingly obvious why you would choose Compare the Market.
We’d love you to be part of our journey.
Ready to take your finance career to the next level? Join the thrilling world of Compare the Market as a Management Accountant, where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to shine.
As a Management Accountant, you'll be the financial powerhouse behind our success, building a rock-solid understanding of our cost and resource base. With your keen eye for detail and sharp analytical skills, you'll provide invaluable support to our dynamic finance team, ensuring we stay ahead of the curve in a fast-paced marketplace.
Get ready to forge strong relationships with budget cost centre holders, providing them with insightful business partner support that challenges costs and headcount. With your expertise, you'll drive efficiency and profitability, helping us reach new heights of financial excellence.
But that's just the beginning! You'll be the maestro behind our forecasting and financial reporting, producing monthly management accounts and financial statements that provide crucial insights into our performance. Your knack for reconciliations, variance analysis, and KPI tracking will be the secret sauce that fuels our success.
This is a hybrid position based out of our Peterborough office.
Everyone is welcome. Be you.
We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace, and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work.
This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences, and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes but would love you to hear what makes you great for this role.
Some of the great things you’ll be doing:
• Crafting weekly, quarterly, and annual forecasts that set the stage for our future success.
• Preparing month and year-end accounts with precision and finesse.
• Reconciling costs to ensure our P&L reflects the true picture of our financial health.
• Managing cost centre files and providing invaluable challenge and insight.
• Assisting in tracking performance against KPIs, guiding our strategic decisions with accurate financial data.
• Process fixed asset transactions and manage associated costs like a pro.
• Providing ad hoc reporting and variance analysis that illuminates our path to success.
• Supporting the business with financial queries, expenditure, budget variances, and more.
• Continuously seeking to improve processes and drive efficiency across the board.
• Providing support and advice to the business, ensuring we stay on the path to greatness.
What we’d like to see from you:
• You're part qualified or studying towards a finance qualification, eager to expand your knowledge and skills.
• You have previous experience working within a finance role, ready to hit the ground running.
• Your numerical and financial skills are top-notch, with an ability to crunch numbers.
• You're an articulate and logical thinker, able to unravel complex financial puzzles with ease.
• Business partner experience? Check! You're ready to collaborate, challenge, and drive success across the business.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills? You've got it covered!
• Your communication and stakeholder management skills are second to none.
• You have a solid understanding of general accounting principles, ensuring accuracy and integrity in everything you do.
Our people bring our purpose to life.
As part of our wider Central Services team, you’ll be ensuring we operate in the most effective and efficient way possible to deliver against our strategy. Our Central Services teams are an essential part of our business and make sure our technical teams are equipped to deliver better outcomes, faster.
There’s something for everyone.
We’re a place of opportunity.You’ll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!
'We are committed to offering equal chances to you throughout the application process, so if you require any special adjustments to be made, please let us know. We will work with you to make any appropriate arrangements.’
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