Assistant Management Accountant

Haymarket Media Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media organization in London is seeking a proactive individual to kick-start their career in management accounting. The role involves preparing monthly management accounts, assisting with budgeting and forecasting, and maintaining internal controls. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, possess strong communication skills, and have proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Comprehensive training will be provided to ensure success in this fast-paced environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Work from anywhere for 3 weeks a year

Flexible working hours

Generous contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plans

Qualifications

• Driven individual interested in pursuing a professional accounting qualification.
• Strong team player willing to take on challenges.
• Curious with a passion for numbers.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly management accounts accurately and timely.
• Assisting with budgeting, business plans, and forecasting.
• Posting journals, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Monitoring internal controls and challenging assumptions.
• Producing and distributing monthly reports.
• Providing commentary on variances.
• Maintaining the Chart of Accounts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Commitment to department goals

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

About the role
Are you looking to kick‑start your career in management accounting? We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive and curious individual to join our Management Accounts team. This is a great chance to gain hands‑on experience in financial planning and analysis. We're looking for someone with a passion for numbers and a desire to learn, and we'll provide first‑class training and support to help you succeed.

Responsibilities

Reporting to a Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts and assisting with crucial financial tasks. Your day‑to‑day duties will include:

• Preparing monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Assisting with budgeting, business plans, and monthly forecasting.
• Posting journals, accruals, and prepayments, and reconciling the corresponding balance sheet codes.
• Monitoring internal controls and identifying opportunities to challenge business and finance assumptions.
• Producing and distributing monthly reports.
• Commentary on variances to Budget and to the last forecast.
• Maintaining the Chart of Accounts and assisting with balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate is a driven and curious individual with a keen interest in pursuing a professional accounting qualification. You should be a strong team player who is willing to take on new challenges and learn new skills.

• Excellent attention to detail and a positive, proactive attitude.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to present information clearly and concisely.
• The ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the willingness to further develop your skills.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to work with large amounts of data.
• A commitment to department goals and a desire to support your team members.
• Receptive to new ideas and adaptable to different situations and working styles.

We are a Disability Confident employer and offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the above minimum criteria.

To be considered as part of this initiative, please ensure you indicate if you have a disability when applying for the post.

Why work with us?

Haymarket Media Group values its people and strives to shape a better future with remarkable content. From paid content and subscription services; to integrated advertising and content marketing packages. We deliver market‑leading branded experiences that inspire great decisions. From data and digital information solutions to live events, awards and professional education services.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year with our 'Work from Anywhere' days
• Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3) allowing you the flexibility to adapt your work schedule to your personal commitments
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plans: With our health cash plans, you can access a range of healthcare benefits, including coverage for medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more

More about working for Haymarket

Putting social and environmental responsibility at the forefront of our business we have aligned our current sustainability goals with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As we serve our audiences, clients and communities, we are committed to driving the meaningful change necessary to build a better world. The principles of diversity, inclusion, respect, responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our business.

We want to support our people to balance their personal and professional lives and we believe our range of benefits encourages this. Nothing beats face‑time with our colleagues to promote creativity and collaboration, we've therefore adopted a blended working model where full‑time employees can expect to spend 3 days of their week in the office and the other 2 working at a location of their choice.

Haymarket is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Come and join us and see for yourself how Haymarket is a rewarding and exciting place to work.