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Location: London Status: Permanent Reports to: Financial Controller Job Purpose: The Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of the month-end close and management reporting for the Foundation’s entities. Reporting to the Financial Controller, this role takes hands-on ownership of preparing the management accounts with commentary for assigned regional entities and reporting categories, whilst reviewing the month-end work and reconciliations prepared by the Associate Accountants. Working alongside the FP&A team, this role focuses heavily on balance sheet integrity, robust financial controls, and ensuring the absolute accuracy of the trial balance. Principal accountabilities: Management Reporting & Month-End Close Preparation:  Own the end-to-end month-end close process and prepare comprehensive management accounts with variance commentary to assure accuracy. Review:  Perform a technical review of the month-end close packages and supporting reconciliations prepared by the Associate Accountants for other designated regional entities. Variance & Data Integrity:  Collaborate cross-departmentally (e.g., with HR, IT, Operations) to ensure correct accruals and analyse variances to ensure the numbers are correct prior to handing over to the FP&A team. Balance Sheet Control:  Perform and maintain detailed balance sheet reconciliations to ensure outstanding items are investigated and resolved promptly. Intercompany:  Manage intercompany transactions and reconciliations across the regional entities. Audit, Compliance & Technical Support Support the Financial controller in the preparation of year-end audit files, trial balances, and supporting schedules, acting as a key point of contact for external auditors. Support the Financial Controller in reviewing year-end packages, statutory financial statements, and compliance filings. Ensure all accounting treatments comply with relevant local standards and overall Group accounting policies. Process Optimisation & Systems Identify opportunities to standardise accounting processes and templates Support the Financial Controller in optimizing ERP usage (Microsoft Business Central) and workflow tools to automate manual tasks. Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience Qualifications Fully Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent). Knowledge & Experience Proven experience in a technical Management Accountant or General Ledger role within a multi-entity, multi-currency environment. Strong background in balance sheet control, reconciliations, and complex month-end close processes. Hands-on experience preparing management accounts with commentary, alongside experience reviewing the trial balances and reconciliations of other entities/colleagues. Experience working across European and/or APAC entities is highly advantageous. High proficiency with modern ERP systems, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Advanced Excel skills Skills & Attributes Team player with a strong work ethic. Attention to detail. Strong technical accounting skills with high attention to detail Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities; able to scrutinize numbers and identify errors. Proactive communicator, comfortable reaching out to other departments to clarify variances. Self-motivated and organized Adaptable and positive mindset towards process change, automation, and system upgrades. Application Closing Date: 21st August 2026 Please note that while we have a closing date for this application, we reserve the right to interview candidates and potentially close the role early should we find a suitable candidate before the closing date. About us At the IFRS Foundation, we believe better information leads to better decisions. We set financial report