Management accountant
Management accountants oversee a company's finances and find ways to improve profits.
Typical Salary
£30,000 – £60,000
per year
Working Hours
37–39
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a management accountant, you could:
- prepare financial statements and accounts
- monitor spending and budgets
- analyse the company's financial performance
- make business decisions
- audit departments in your company
- forecast and plan future spending and ways to reduce costs
Skills needed
- knowledge of economics and accounting
- maths knowledge
- to be thorough and pay attention to detail
- administration skills
- analytical thinking skills
- the ability to work well with others
- ambition and a desire to succeed
- excellent verbal communication skills
- to have a thorough understanding of computer systems and applications
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- an apprenticeship
- combining work with studying a professional qualification
Career progression
With experience, you could become a:
- finance manager
- chief financial officer
- finance director
- chief executive
You might also become a self-employed management consultant or work as a financial business analyst.