Assistant Accountant

Sharp Consultancy; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful business in Leeds is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join their team. The role involves diverse financial responsibilities such as assisting with budget preparation, management accounts, and collaborating on forecasts. Ideal candidates will be part-qualified in ACCA/CIMA/AAT and possess strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within the finance function.
• Experience in preparing management accounts and forecasts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare monthly Management Accounts and supporting schedules.
• Support financial reporting process, including variance analysis.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Ability to adapt

Education

ACCA/CIMA/AAT part qualified

Job description

A highly successful and expanding business based in Leeds is currently seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join their growing team. This well-established company places continuous development at the core of its operations, offering a variety of duties and responsibilities. They are an inspiring and ambitious organisation looking for like-minded individuals to contribute significantly to their success.

The position of Assistant Accountant provides an excellent all-around finance opportunity, with diverse responsibilities and significant exposure to the commercial aspects of finance.

Reporting Directly into the Finance Manager you will be responsible for:

• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts.

• Assist with the preparation of monthly Management Accounts and supporting schedules according to monthly close deadlines.

• Develop and maintain financial models for Departmental P&Ls and Projects.

• Prepare ad-hoc commercial analysis and reports as needed to support Operational business leaders in evaluating performance, recommending solutions and next steps.

• Updating and maintaining the monthly forecast files and consolidation of Group forecasts.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather timely inputs for budgets and rolling forecasts.

• Assist with production of monthly Balance Sheet and Intercompany Reconciliations for group companies.

• Support the monthly financial reporting process, including variance analysis and management reporting.

• Report on key financial information, including budgetary variances and other non-financial data and track.

• Play a key role in delivering ongoing and future system and process improvement projects.

We would be keen to hear from candidates with the below experience:

• ACCA/CIMA/AAT part qualified with previous strong experiences within the finance function.

• Strong Excel skills

• Ability to adapt and pick up projects on an ad hoc basis.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.