Assistant Management Accountant

Contingent Workforce Solutions; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global workforce solutions partner is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant for a 12-month hybrid contract in Derby. The role requires a part-qualified accountant with experience in financial reporting and month-end activities. Key responsibilities include delivering month-end close activities, preparing financial statements, and supporting audits. Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in Excel, SAP, and Blackline are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and audit practices.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage cyclical workloads in shared services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate month-end close activities, including journals and P&L reporting.
• Prepare financial statements and reconcile general ledger accounts.
• Support with financial controls and preparation for audits.

Skills

Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Strong mix of industry and practice experience

Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail

Advanced Excel skills

Tools

SAP

Blackline

Job description

Overview

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one way we support our clients. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of our globally respected client who develop cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet the planet's vital power needs.

We\'re looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our team for a 12-month contract. This role is based in Derby and is a hybrid model.

Responsibilities

The Assistant Management Accountant will play a key role in the delivery of financial reporting and month-end accounting across business units. Working as part of the Financial Accounting & Reporting (FA&R) team within Finance Operations, this position is ideal for a part-qualified accountant with a strong background across both industry and practice, who is looking to further develop technical skills and gain exposure to transformation initiatives in a shared services environment.

• Deliver accurate month-end close activities, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L reporting.
• Prepare financial statements, intercompany transactions, and FX adjustments.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts and ensure accurate coding across business areas.
• Liaise with internal teams on financial analysis, forecasting, and variance reporting.
• Support with financial controls, compliance, and preparation for audits.
• Assist with process improvements and transformation programmes (e.g. Blackline).
• Collaborate across departments to enhance reporting quality and streamline systems.

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Strong mix of industry and practice experience.
• Previous exposure to financial reporting and statutory accounting.
• Sound understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and audit practices.
• Advanced Excel skills: SAP and Blackline experience beneficial.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage cyclical workloads and thrive in shared services settings.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a team.

Next steps

We will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business