Assistant Management Accountant

Farrer Barnes Limited; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Farrer Barnes Ltd, based near Canterbury, is seeking an experienced Assistant Management Accountant for an initial six-month period with potential to go permanent. This hands-on role covers core transactional work and some management accounting, requiring ownership and the ability to hit the ground running.

You will manage sales and purchase ledgers, oversee payroll for ~30 staff, post journals, and prepare basic monthly management accounts, with month-end duties and bank reconciliations.

Qualifications

• Experienced Assistant Accountant or Management Accountant
• Strong transactional accounting background
• Confident across ledgers, payroll and month-end
• Experience using Sage Line 50 is highly desirable
• Manufacturing/SME experience advantageous

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee the sales and purchase ledgers
• Process and oversee payroll for approximately 30 employees
• Prepare basic monthly management accounts
• Post journals and make accounting adjustments
• Bank reconciliations and other month-end activities
• Support the wider finance function as required
• Work with Sage Line 50

Skills

Transactional accounting

Payroll

Month-end

Ledgers

Sage Line 50

Tools

Sage Line 50

Job description

A small but thriving manufacturing business based in Canterbury is looking for an experienced Assistant Management Accountant to join the team initially for six months, with the potential for the role to become permanent.

This is a hands‑on, varied position combining core transactional accounting with some management accounting responsibilities. You'll be working closely with the wider business and will need to be comfortable taking ownership and hitting the ground running.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and overseeing the sales and purchase ledgers
• Processing and overseeing payroll for approximately 30 employees
• Preparing basic monthly management accounts
• Posting journals and making accounting adjustments
• Bank reconciliations and other month‑end activities
• Supporting the wider finance function as required
• Working with Sage Line 50

About you:

• Experienced Assistant Accountant or Management Accountant
• Strong transactional accounting background
• Confident working across ledgers, payroll and month‑end
• Experience using Sage Line 50 is highly desirable
• Manufacturing or SME experience would be advantageous, but is not essential
• Practical, hands‑on and able to work with minimal supervision
• Based within a commutable distance of Canterbury
• Access to a car is essential

The opportunity:

A salary equivalent to £40,000, initially on a six‑month basis, with a genuine possibility of moving to a permanent role thereafter.

If you're an experienced Assistant Accountant looking for a varied role within a successful and growing SME, I’d be keen to hear from you.

Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation.