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Management Accountant

The engine room of monthly reporting.

Day to day

What a management accountant
actually does.

Owns the month-end process from close to commentary — whether studying towards ACCA/CIMA or newly qualified, this is where the numbers start telling a story. Here's what the role covers day to day across the businesses we recruit for.

  • Producing monthly management accounts
  • Preparing budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
  • Balance sheet reconciliations and control account reviews
  • Supporting statutory and year-end audit requirements
  • Reporting on KPIs to non-finance stakeholders
  • Continuous improvement of reporting processes

What it pays

£47.5k – £58.5k

Real market rates, not a national average.

£47.5k–£52k suits a candidate finishing ACCA/CIMA. £53k–£58.5k is market rate for a newly qualified through experienced accountant, depending on how demanding and complex the accounting is.

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Medior Management Accountant · Coventry

Typical: £56,000 per year

Medium-high confidence — strong regional evidence

Where this leads

From management accountant to
financial accountant.

Financial Accountant

Technical accounting, done properly.

Explore Financial Accountant

Hiring or looking?

Either way, we can help.

Hiring

Need a management accountant?

Permanent or temporary, we'll shortlist from a network we actually know — with working interviews to de-risk the hire.

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Job seeking

Ready to be one?

Send us your CV or browse live Management Accountant roles across Coventry, Birmingham and Warwickshire.

Common questions

Management Accountant FAQs.

What does a Management Accountant do?

Owns the month-end process from close to commentary — whether studying towards ACCA/CIMA or newly qualified, this is where the numbers start telling a story.

How much does a Management Accountant earn in the West Midlands?

Salaries for Management Accountant roles across Coventry, Birmingham and Warwickshire typically sit at £47.5k – £58.5k. £47.5k–£52k suits a candidate finishing ACCA/CIMA. £53k–£58.5k is market rate for a newly qualified through experienced accountant, depending on how demanding and complex the accounting is.

Is a Management Accountant role permanent or temporary?

We recruit Management Accountant positions on both a permanent and temporary basis, depending on what the business and the candidate need — many of our clients also use temp-to-perm as a low-risk way to trial a hire before committing.

What qualifications do I need to become a Management Accountant?

Management Accountant roles typically call for ACCA, CIMA or ACA (or being well into your studies towards one), alongside the relevant hands-on experience — exact requirements vary by employer, so it's worth talking to us about what a specific vacancy needs.

What's the career progression after Management Accountant?

A common next step from Management Accountant is financial accountant — technical accounting, done properly. Many of the candidates we place build exactly this kind of progression over several moves, not just one.

Do you place candidates studying towards a qualification into Management Accountant roles?

Yes — candidates part-qualified or finalist-level in ACCA, CIMA or ACA are a core part of who we place into Management Accountant roles, alongside those already fully qualified.

How does the process work if I want to become a Management Accountant?

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Management Accountant opportunities that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Do you charge candidates anything to apply for Management Accountant roles?

No — there's never a cost to candidates, for this role or any other. Our fee is paid by the employer, and only once a placement is successfully made.

Will my CV be shared with employers without my permission?

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer without your explicit permission first.

Do you help with interview preparation and salary negotiation for Management Accountant roles?

Yes — briefing you properly on the role, the employer and realistic salary expectations before an interview is a standard part of how we support every Management Accountant candidate, not an optional extra.

Can I see live Management Accountant vacancies before speaking to someone?

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Management Accountant vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

What does it cost an employer to recruit a Management Accountant through you?

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

How quickly can you fill a Management Accountant vacancy?

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent Management Accountant roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

Can you provide temporary Management Accountant cover at short notice?

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Management Accountant position is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

What happens if a Management Accountant hire doesn't work out?

Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.

Do you offer working interviews for Management Accountant vacancies?

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the Management Accountant role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire.

Do you recruit Management Accountant roles for SMEs as well as large employers?

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands and shared service centres through to owner-managed SMEs needing a single, sole-charge Management Accountant hire.

Will I get a shortlist of CVs, or do you actually vet candidates for Management Accountant roles?

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for Management Accountant roles?

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Management Accountant market, the going rate, and who's actually looking, rather than running a keyword search against a generic database.

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
management accountant.