Management Accountant

The role

You will own monthly reporting and analysis for designated overhead cost areas. You will act as a finance business partner to senior stakeholders and budget holders to support financial performance and decision making.

What you will do

• Own monthly reporting and analysis for designated overhead cost areas
• Deliver insightful commentary on variances, risks, and opportunities
• Act as a Finance Business Partner to budget holders and senior stakeholders
• Take ownership of balance sheet areas including accruals, prepayments, month-end journals, and reconciliations
• Play an active role in annual budget, quarterly forecast, and reforecast cycles
• Partner with FP&A and Financial Control to ensure consistency across reporting
• Drive continuous improvement across Finance processes
• Support business cases, investment appraisals, and ad hoc financial analysis
• Coach and support junior team members

Required qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience in management accounting, month-end reporting, and balance sheet control
• Strong analytical capability to interpret complex financial data
• Commercially curious mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive, ownership-driven approach with a track record of process improvements and automation
• Strong Excel skills
• Comfort working with large datasets and finance systems
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and sound organisational skills

Nice to have

• Experience with FP&A or BI tools
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior colleagues

Benefits

• Private healthcare & dental insurance
• Generous work from abroad policy
• 2-for-1 share purchase plans
• EV Scheme
• Extra festive time off
• Family-friendly benefits
• Clear career paths
• Transparent pay bands
• Personal learning budgets
• Regular learning days

About the company

Trainline is Europe's leading independent rail platform. It enables travellers to find and book rail and coach journeys through its app, website, and partner channels.