Pinewood.AI is looking for a qualified Management Accountant to join our growing Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with around 2–3 years’ post-qualified experience who is looking to step into a broader, hands-on role with exposure across the business.

You’ll play a key role in the preparation of the month-end accounting pack, supporting UK management accounts, and contributing to group reporting, with exposure to global consolidation activity. Alongside core financial reporting, forecasting and budgeting, you’ll work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to support accurate accounting, provide financial insight and help drive continuous improvement.

This is a varied role that would suit someone who enjoys taking ownership, working collaboratively and getting involved across multiple areas of finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare the month-end accounting pack, including journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and supporting schedules. 
• Support the preparation of UK management accounts and contribute to group reporting, with exposure to global consolidation activity. 
• Work with colleagues across Finance to gather, review and validate information required for reporting. 
• Review work prepared by an accountant, providing day-to-day guidance, support and coaching. 
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting and regular financial planning activities. 
• Support payment runs, bank management and other core finance activities. 
• Support accounting for key customer arrangements, including billing, revenue recognition and related financial reporting. 
• Partner with Finance and operational stakeholders to resolve accounting queries and support accurate financial reporting. 
• Produce financial analysis and management information to support decision-making. 
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting. 
• Support wider Finance projects and business initiatives where required.

Requirements

• ACA or CIMA qualified, with around 2–3 years’ post-qualified experience. 
• Previous experience in a Management Accountant or similar finance role. 
• Experience gained within a Top 10 accountancy firm, or a similarly high-performing finance environment. 
• Strong understanding of month-end processes and management accounts preparation. 
• Experience preparing journals, reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and supporting accounting schedules. 
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activity. 
• Exposure to group reporting, consolidation or multi-entity finance processes would be beneficial. 
• Experience with commercial or customer-focused accounting activity, such as billing, revenue recognition or complex customer arrangements. 
• Strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail and a logical, methodical approach. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and explain financial information clearly. 
• Experience reviewing, supporting or mentoring team members. 
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload, manage competing deadlines and work both independently and collaboratively. 
• Flexible, hands-on approach with the confidence to work across month-end, reporting, planning and operational finance activity. 
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Bonus scheme
• Share scheme
• Hybrid working
• 25 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays
• 4x life assurance
• Enhanced family-friendly leave - 5 months' full pay for maternity or adoption, plus 2 weeks' fully paid paternity/adoption leave and an extra 2 weeks to use as paid annual leave within 24 months of birth or adoption
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - free, confidential 24/7 support for you and your immediate family (including counselling, legal & financial advice, and wellbeing resources)
• Ongoing training & professional development
• Cycle to Work scheme - save up to 40% on bikes and accessories through salary sacrifice
• Eyecare vouchers - free eye test and contribution towards prescription glasses
• Regular social events
• Employee recognition and awards

Why join Pinewood.AI?

This is a great opportunity for a qualified accountant who wants more than a narrow month-end role. You’ll join a growing Finance team at an exciting point for the business, with the chance to take ownership of key accounting activity, gain exposure to group reporting and global consolidation, and work closely with stakeholders across Finance and the wider organisation. 

You’ll also have the opportunity to support and develop another accountant within the team, giving you valuable experience in reviewing work, coaching and helping others progress. 

If you’re looking for a role that gives you variety, responsibility and room to broaden your experience, we’d love to hear from you. 

About Us

Our story began more than 20 years ago, but right from the start, it has been rooted in the specific needs of the automotive industry. As automotive professionals as well as technologists, we wanted to build practical technology solutions that were designed around how automotive businesses work, recognising what makes them different. Pinewood.AI is an unparalleled Automotive Intelligence Platform that enables automotive retail customers and OEMs to drive growth and profitability throughout every aspect of their business.

Pinewood’s cloud-based, secure end-to-end ecosystem unlocks the value of every customer. Our vision is to be the full-service technology partner that helps automotive retailers and OEMs run more efficiently and increase revenue by making better commercial and business decisions more easily..