Management Accounts Manager

“This role that you are applying for, will be working for KINTO-UK Ltd which is a Mobility Brand owned by the Toyota Group, offices located in Portsmouth. KINTO-UK share their HR function with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) in the UK, however the job being advertised will not be working directly for Toyota Financial Services”

The role in a nutshell: The Management Accounts Manager plays a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting. This role is responsible for ensuring robust financial controls, improving internal processes, and providing strategic financial insights. The successful candidate will lead a team of accountants and transactional staff, driving continuous improvement and supporting the company's financial health.

A bit about the Finance Department: The Finance Department is responsible for maintaining the financial health of the business, ensuring effective risk management, financial reporting, and credit control. The team supports strategic decision-making through accurate forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis.

 What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the preparation and delivery of accurate and timely management accounts, quarterly forecasts, budgets, and financial reconciliations.
• Guide and support the finance team on all aspects of financial processing and reporting, ensuring compliance with corporate reporting requirements (e.g., weekly trading, monthly management accounts, year-end reporting).
• Oversee cash flow forecasting, and working capital management.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are accurate and queries are resolved promptly.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes, providing challenge and oversight to ensure robust financial planning.
• Manage the relationship with internal and external auditors, ensuring timely responses to queries and adherence to audit requirements.
• Lead, develop, and motivate a team of finance professionals, fostering a high-performance culture.

How you could stretch this role:

• Review and enhance internal financial processes and controls to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Support the transition to a new leasing system (Miles), ensuring financial control processes are effectively integrated.
• Take ownership of process improvement initiatives to enhance financial reporting and compliance.
• Identify and implement best practices in financial planning and analysis.
• Develop innovative strategies for financial control and business intelligence reporting.

Experience you’ll gain:

• Leadership and management experience within a fast-paced finance environment.
• Expertise in financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting.
• Hands-on experience in implementing financial controls and improving processes.
• Exposure to large-scale system transitions and infrastructure changes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, working closely with senior leadership and external partners.

How we’ll support you:

• A full KINTO induction
• Provide a great learning opportunity to develop the core skills required to excel in the role.
• Give you the space and opportunity to be your whole self at work.
• Foster a learning culture, providing you with clear and constructive feedback, and encouraging you to do the same.

As a manager:

• Regular 1:1’s o
• Personal development plans established and assessed through our performance management tool.
• On-going coaching as required.
• Always available for support as needed.

What you’ll get to own:

• The financial reporting and management accounts process, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
• Oversight of cash flow and working capital management.
• Leadership and development of the finance team.
• Continuous improvement of internal financial processes and controls.
• Key projects such as system transitions and audit compliance.

Requirements

Key Experience & Skills:

• Qualified ACCA/CIMA accountant.
• Extensive experience in a finance or management accounting role.
• Strong technical accounting background, ideally in a leasing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrable experience in financial forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.

Desirable

• Experience working in an FCA-regulated environment.
• Experience using SAP and Sofico Miles.
• Knowledge of technical leasing accounting.
• 3-5 years PQE

Attributes & Behaviours

• A motivated, knowledgeable, and process-driven professional.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong presentational skills with the ability to translate financials into actionable insights.

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Bonus earning potential
• 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday
• Great pension scheme starting at employee (EE) contribution of 4% with an employer (ER) contribution of 11%. This can flex up to 6% EE contribution and 15% ER contribution
• Company Car
• Car Scheme following passing of probation
• Private Medical Cover
• Life assurance scheme
• Discounts on different retailers
• Wellbeing hour each month
• Discounts on Toyota & Lexus cars
• Volunteer Days
• Wellbeing events
• Employee assistance programmes
• Free fruit in the office
• Free onsite car parking
• Working Hours 37.5 per week Monday - Friday
• Hybrid working policy 3 days from home each week should you want to

KINTO UK is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from anyone who is excited by the opportunity of joining us and will thoroughly consider all applications without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity status or disability status.

Our Recruitment Process:

At KINTO we value everyone and are pleased to be recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, which is a national standard that ensures our processes are accessible to all.

Everyone is unique, and that means what works for some may not work for everyone. When it comes to recruitment, please do let us know if we can adjust our process to be meet your accessibility needs.

Some examples of how we might be able to help are listed below:

• Providing a copy of interview questions before the interview
• Organising a time and location that best suits you
• Allowing additional time for the assessment and interview

We are happy to review any adjustment on a case-by-case basis, so please let us know how we can support you to be your best self.

On the job training will be provided, we recognise we all learn differently, and we want to ensure that our training will suit your learning style. We are open to talking to you about how we can make learning your new role in the most positive way.