Senior Management Accountant

Optimum Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a well established and successful growth business based in central York, who are looking to appoint a Senior Management Accountant to the team.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will play a critical role in delivering fast, accurate and insightful financial information that enables confident decision-making at pace. Youll work closely with their US teams, helping to build a one team approach across borders. This role requires agility, strong problem-solving skills and a solutions-focused mindset to support a rapidly scaling business.

Your accountabilities will be to:

Take ownership of monthly US management accounts and year-end financial statements, delivering accurate and timely financial performance insight.

Ensuring full compliance with US tax, audit and regulatory obligations.

Contributing to group financial reporting, including consolidations and statutory audit.

Providing high-quality financial analysis and commentary to support strategic decision-making.

Driving continuous improvement in finance processes to support scaling and efficiency.

Building collaborative relationships across UK and US teams to support a one-team finance function.

You need to be able to demonstrate the following key skills and experiences:

Experience in management accounting or financial reporting roles in a dynamic business.

Understanding of US tax, compliance requirements and payroll implications.

Ability to work with pace while maintaining accuracy.

Confident communicator who can influence and build relationships remotely.

Proactive, solutions-driven mindset with the ability to simplify complexity.

Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data.

Experience navigating change or supporting growth environments.

Professional accounting qualification (e.g., CPA, CMA, CIMA, ACCA).

Experience in a face scaling, multi-entity or international organisations would be advantageous.

Exposure to travel, hospitality or operationally fluid industries would also be an advantage in the role.

Salary is dependent on skills and experience, but the budget is up to £70k plus benefits. xwzovoh 4 days in the office is a must.