Assistant Management Accountant

NC Associates; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Company Pension Scheme

Free On-Site Parking

Supportive Finance Team

Direct Exposure to Finance Director

Professional Development Opportunities

Career Progression

Established and Growing Family-Owned

Broad Commercial Finance Exposure

Job summary

NC Associates is partnering with a Knutsford-based, family-owned business to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant into a growing finance team. The successful candidate will work closely with the Finance Director on management information, month-end accounting, and analysis across a busy operation.

This role offers a broad commercial finance exposure, with development opportunities, a competitive £36,000 salary, 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a company pension and free on-site

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an Assistant Management Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role.
• A minimum of 2 years’ relevant accounting experience.
• AAT qualification or equivalent practical accounting experience.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and month-end accounting.
• Experience preparing or assisting with management accounts.
• Strong reconciliation experience.
• Confident Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP.
• Experience working with large volumes of financial data.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach.
• Ability to investigate financial discrepancies and identify solutions.
• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage your own workload.
• A commercially minded approach with an interest in improving processes.
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues across the business.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the monthly finance cycle and assisting with the delivery of management accounts.
• Preparing journals and ensuring financial transactions are correctly recorded.
• Reviewing monthly results and investigating significant movements or variances.
• Producing financial information and analysis for senior management.
• Taking responsibility for a range of financial reconciliations.
• Completing detailed bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Reconciling receipts from card payments, online platforms and electronic payment providers.
• Ensuring income received through different channels is accurately recorded within the accounts.
• Assisting with the preparation of VAT returns.
• Using Excel to analyse financial information and identify trends or anomalies.
• Providing insight into potential cost savings and improvements to existing processes.
• Working alongside the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams to resolve issues.
• Supporting the Finance Director with ad-hoc analysis and reporting.
• Maintaining accurate and well-organised financial records.
• Assisting with improvements to finance systems, procedures and controls.
• Providing cover and support across the wider accounts function when required.

Skills

2 years accounting experience

Attention to detail

Commercially minded

Communication skills

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Excel Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant / £36,000 + Benefits / Knutsford / Full-Time / Permanent Role / Career Development

Assistant Management Accountant Benefits

• £36,000 Salary

• 20 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

• Company Pension Scheme

• Free On-Site Parking

• Supportive Finance Team

• Direct Exposure to Finance Director

• Professional Development Opportunities

• Career Progression

• Full-Time Permanent Position

• Established and Growing Family-Owned Business

• Broad Commercial Finance Exposure

NC Associates are working with a successful, privately owned business based in Knutsford to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant into their growing finance team.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance professional who wants more than a transactional accounts role. Working closely with the Finance Director, the successful Assistant Management Accountant will be involved in the preparation of management information, month-end accounting, financial analysis and reconciliations across a busy and diverse business.

The role offers plenty of variety and would suit someone who enjoys working with numbers and data but also wants to understand the wider commercial impact of the work they are doing.

Assistant Management Accountant Responsibilities

As the Assistant Management Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the monthly finance cycle and assisting with the delivery of management accounts

• Preparing journals and ensuring financial transactions are correctly recorded

• Reviewing monthly results and investigating significant movements or variances

• Producing financial information and analysis for senior management

• Taking responsibility for a range of financial reconciliations

• Completing detailed bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies

• Reconciling receipts from card payments, online platforms and electronic payment providers

• Ensuring income received through different channels is accurately recorded within the accounts

• Assisting with the preparation of VAT returns

• Using Excel to analyse financial information and identify trends or anomalies

• Providing insight into potential cost savings and improvements to existing processes

• Working alongside the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams to resolve issues

• Supporting the Finance Director with ad-hoc analysis and reporting

• Maintaining accurate and well-organised financial records

• Assisting with improvements to finance systems, procedures and controls

• Providing cover and support across the wider accounts function when required

Assistant Management Accountant Experience Required

To be successful in your application, you must have:

• Previous experience in an Assistant Management Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role

• A minimum of 2 years’ relevant accounting experience

• AAT qualification or equivalent practical accounting experience

• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and month-end accounting

• Experience preparing or assisting with management accounts

• Strong reconciliation experience

• Confident Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

• Experience working with large volumes of financial data

• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach

• Ability to investigate financial discrepancies and identify solutions

• Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage your own workload

• A commercially minded approach with an interest in improving processes

• Confident communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues across the business

Desirable:

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA study

• Previous VAT experience

• Experience within a retail, e-commerce or multi-channel business

• Knowledge of accounting or ERP systems

• Experience analysing sales or payment data

• Previous exposure to management reporting

• Experience working directly with senior finance stakeholders

What’s on Offer?

This is an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to join an established and growing business in Knutsford, working closely with the Finance Director and gaining exposure to a broad range of accounting and commercial responsibilities.

For someone looking to progress beyond a purely transactional finance position, this role offers the opportunity to develop your management accounting experience, strengthen your technical skills and take on greater responsibility as the business continues to grow.

The successful candidate will receive a £35,000 salary, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pension, free on-site parking and genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.

If you are an experienced Assistant Management Accountant looking for your next opportunity in Knutsford, pl

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