Management Accountant

Williams Commerce is a digital agency, established for 15 years and part of the Next15 Communications group, a UK PLC with a global footprint across 50 offices in 15 countries. We help brands grow by redefining and accelerating the digital customer experience, creating rapid value and enabling future digital business.

Role overview

A unique opportunity to join a fast-paced, growing finance team and own the Management Accountant function for at least two entities. There's unlimited potential for growth within the role; whilst following group processes will be key, the flexibility is there to make the role your own.

We are seeking a commercially minded Management Accountant to manage month-end for at least two entities. This role is central to providing accurate financial reporting, insightful analysis, and partnering with Client Partnership & Strategy teams to drive profitability across projects and clients.

As a Management Accountant at Williams Commerce, you will:

Management Accounting

• Prepare revenue documentation for monthly meetings and manage the revenue process for review and sign‑off by the Group Financial Controller.
• Review and code monthly General Ledger transactions.
• Ensure all costs are captured within the reporting period.
• Provide detailed descriptions of variances to the current forecast.
• Give insight into any large variances & mitigate any negative impact in the month.
• Complete additional finance tasks as required.

Sales Ledger

• Manage Accounts Receivable activities.

Purchase Ledger

• Manage weekly and bi‑weekly BACS payment runs (Intercompany).

Control & Management of the project creation process.

Cash Forecasting

• Manage the monthly cash forecast for all entities and present findings to NEXT15.

VAT Returns

• Prepare quarterly VAT returns.
• Ensure all valid VAT documentation is maintained.

Reporting

• Support the Group Financial Controller with month‑end reporting through the preparation of detailed Profit & Loss reports and Balance Sheet reconciliations for relevant entities, alongside other reporting requirements.
• Maintain month‑end schedules including accrued expenses, prepayments and fixed assets, etc.
• Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts for review by the Group Financial Controller.

You will bring:

• 2-3 year's finance experience.
• At least 6 month's experience preparing Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reports.
• Previous experience preparing Management Accounts.
• Advanced Excel knowledge.
• Experience working within a finance team.

And in return, Williams Commerce offers:

• Unlimited holiday (paid annual leave)
• Employee health care (after one year's service)
• Professional development
• EAP Programme
• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare and pension plans.
• Discounted city parking
• Free snacks
• Cycle Scheme, Shops and restaurant discounts, referral schemes.

Why Us?

Williams Commerce recognises that managing diversity is a continuous process of improvement and not a one‑off initiative. Therefore, we develop and review our diversity strategy on an annual basis to support the achievement of business goals, including ways of addressing the diverse needs of our clients.

As a growing, global company, we focus on fairness and inclusion, ensuring that merit, competence, and potential are the basis for all decisions about recruitment, development and appraisals. Williams Commerce takes pride in keeping up to date with employment law and best practice when promoting equal opportunities and ensuring a diverse workforce.

Department Williams Commerce Locations Leicester Remote status Hybrid Yearly salary £40,000 - £45,000