Assistant Management Accountant

United Infrastructure; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic infrastructure company in the UK seeks an Assistant Management Accountant. This role requires maintaining accurate financial records, performing reconciliations across multiple business units, and collaborating within a busy finance team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and a solid understanding of financial controls. Alongside technical proficiency in Excel, the role offers various employee benefits including a pension scheme and life insurance.

Benefits

Bike to work scheme

Company pension

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Wellness programmes

Choice of 1 day per week WFH

Additional leave allowance

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and sound organization skills.
• Ability to build relationships and communicate clearly.
• Good understanding of controls and processes.
• Proficient in Excel for financial tasks.
• Willing to take initiative and ownership.
• Pride in work quality and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare and enter journals into the system.
• Support preparation of management accounts.
• Conduct timely balance sheet reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Technical knowledge

Computer literacy - Excel

Initiative

Education

Part qualified or QBE

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure - Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure -Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Job Description

As an Assistant Management Accountant you will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy of financial records through diligent reconciliation activities. Working as a key member of the Record to Report team, this role is responsible for processing and reviewing accounts, including balance sheet accuracy and management, across multiple Business Units within UI. Adherence and implementation of a strong control environment. Working collaboratively across the Finance community to deliver results on time, this is a varied role within a busy general accounting shared service function.

• Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparing and entering journals into the system
• Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties
• Conduct timely balance sheet reconciliations at company-wide level as well as Legal Entity or Business Area level when required.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with sound organisation skills to achieve deadlines.
• Successful relationship builder. Ability to communicate clearly across a range of customer contacts, from Site Finance Assistants to Group-level Directors.
• Strong technical background. Good understanding of controls and process. Focus on compliance and understanding the importance of internal (Period End) and external deadlines.
• Strong computer literacy, good/advanced user of Excel.
• Part qualified or QBE
• Willing to get involved – this is a hands‑on role; needs to balance leadership with technical knowledge and ensuring that tasks get done on time in full.
• Looks to take the initiative, to take ownership of their area. Happy to challenge the status quo in pursuit of greater efficiency.
• Pride in their work. Outputs from the Record to Report team are representative of the wider team. Attention to detail and excellent presentation are key

Additional Information

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Wellness programmes
• Choice of 1dayper week WFH / Additional leave allowance