Assistant Management Accountant

Salesforce Sites; Chalfont St. Peter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

BFBS is recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant to join the Finance team. The role involves supporting month-end reporting, budgeting, variance analyses, and maintaining strong financial controls.

You will handle overseas data, intercompany reconciliations and Welfare Fund accounts while working across the organisation. The ideal candidate is part-qualified (AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or actively studying, with a solid grasp of accounting principles and the ability to explain financial information

Qualifications

• Part-qualified in AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ACA or actively studying towards one of these.
• Strong understanding of basic accounting principles and ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with month-end reporting and internal controls a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly management accounts including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare variance analysis and support P&L reviews with business teams.
• Process monthly financial data for overseas operations and intercompany transactions.
• Maintain Welfare Fund accounts and report project expenditure against budgets.
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns and assist with year-end close and audits.

Skills

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Intercompany transactions

Stakeholder communication

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA pathway

Job description

Full details of the job.

Vacancy Name

Employment Type

Employment Type Full Time

Employment Basis

Employment Basis Permanent

Location

Location Chalfont St Peter

Build your finance career — join BFBS as our new Assistant Management Accountant

We’re looking for a proactive, detail-focused Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team at BFBS.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with financial detail, collaborating with colleagues across the organisation and helping to maintain high-quality financial information. You’ll support month-end reporting, budgeting, variance analysis and strong financial controls, while developing broad management accounting experience across commercial and charitable activities.

What you’ll be doing

• Support monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare variance analysis and support P&L reviews with business teams.
• Process and upload accurate monthly financial data for overseas operations.
• Process intercompany transactions and reconcile balances across entities.
• Maintain accurate Welfare Fund accounts, reporting and supporting records.
• Report project expenditure clearly against budgets.
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns.
• Support year-end close and external audit activities.
• Contribute to process improvements and provide wider Finance support.
• You will be part-qualified in AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ACA or an equivalent qualification, or actively studying towards one of these. Alongside this, you will have a good understanding of basic accounting principles and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• You’ll be organised and comfortable managing multiple deadlines, with a proactive approach and the confidence to take initiative. You’ll bring strong problem-solving skills, work collaboratively as part of a team, and remain adaptable, professional and reliable in a changing environment.

Use of AI

We strongly encourage you to prepare your application in your own words and, wherever reasonably possible, without using generative AI to create or substantially rewrite this. We're interested in reading about your own experience, knowledge and skills, and your ability to communicate clearly. However, if you need to use AI or other assistive technology as a reasonable adjustment to enable you to participate in our recruitment process, you are welcome to do so and this will not disadvantage your application.

You must be able to demonstrate current eligibility to work in the UK. We’re unable to provide employer visa sponsorship.