Group Management Accountant

Vacancy - Group Management Accountants

Be part of shaping the future of finance at Peel Ports Group. We’re at the start of an exciting finance transformation - and we’re looking for two ambitious and talented Group Management Accountants to join us on this journey. One role is a 12-month fixed-term contract, and the other is a 6-month fixed-term contract.

If you thrive in a dynamic, complex environment and want to make a real impact, this is your opportunity.

Your role

These are unique opportunities to support in redefining how group management accounts are prepared and how finance partners with our business. You’ll be at the heart of a transformation that will influence decision-making across our Group of Operating Companies.

You will prepare accurate and insightful management accounts for our Group Operating Companies, including interrogating financial performance vs budget and forecast and delivering high-quality management information to drive strategic decisions.

You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate across operational and group functions to ensure financial clarity and, for the 6-month fixed term contract role, you will be instrumental in identifying and documenting team processes and interactions to support long-term improvements.

What you'll bring

You will be a Qualified Accountant (ideally CIMA).  You’ll have:

• Proven management accounting experience in a large, complex environment
• Well developed communication skills, with experience of translating financials for diverse stakeholders
• Ability to be adaptable, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving setting
• Experience of multitasking with excellent prioritisation skills
• Ideally, experience in manufacturing or logistics
• Solid IT skills; SAP knowledge is advantageous but not essential
• Proficiency in process mapping tools (e.g., Visio, Lucidchart, Miro) is advantageous but not essential.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator.  We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers.  Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.  Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers.  Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Matched Contribution Pension Scheme up to 10%
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development 
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!