Assistant Management Accountant

Axon Moore Group Ltd; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

25 days holiday

Hybrid working

Medicash

Pension

Discounted gym membership

C2W

Car salary sacrifice

Life & critical illness cover

Job summary

Axon Moore are exclusively recruiting on behalf of a well-established business in Manchester city centre to appoint an Assistant Management Accountant. The role supports seven operating companies, reporting to the Group Financial Controller, handling day-to-day transactional finance and assisting with month-end.

Salary £33-37k DOE with study support, 25 days holiday, hybrid working 2 days in the office, Medicash, pension, gym discounts, C2W and car salary sacrifice schemes, plus life &

Qualifications

• AAT qualified with view to ACCA/CIMA, or already on ACCA/CIMA
• Experience in transactional roles with accruals and prepayments
• Balance sheet reconciliations and month-end involvement
• Strong IT skills, especially Excel; Xero experience helpful
• Willingness to use AI tools for process improvement
• Good understanding of financial accounting principles

Responsibilities

• Manage transactional posting and ledger upkeep for the parent company
• Process and record bank payments, including intercompany funding transfers
• Reconcile parent company bank accounts and cash book accuracy
• Record intercompany loans and interest; keep balances up to date
• Assist with month-end tasks and take increasing ownership over time
• Gather information from group finance teams and support GFC with ad hoc tasks
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations and resolve differences
• Support cashflow forecasting and group budgeting cycles
• Assist with year-end group and statutory accounts
• Contribute to AI-enabled process improvements

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Initiative

AI tools

Education

AAT qualified

ACCA/CIMA in progress

Tools

Excel

Xero

Job description

Axon Moore are exclusively recruiting on behalf of a well-established business in Manchester city centre to appoint an Assistant Management Accountant. The business has undergone some structural change and has created this role to add extra support to the team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ACCA/CIMA part-qualified/AAT qualified accountant to join the group finance team covering seven operating companies. Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will handle the day-to-day transactional finance for the parent and holding companies and will assist with month end. As you develop, start to take more ownership and the role is designed to evolve at a steady and supportive pace.

Salary and benefits:

Salary £33-37k DOE. Benefits include study support, 25 days holiday, hybrid working 2 days in the office, Medicash, pension, discounted gym membership, C2W and car salary sacrifice schemes, study support and life & critical illness cover.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage transactional posting and ledger upkeep for the parent company.


• Process and record bank payments, including intercompany funding transfers to group companies.


• Reconcile the parent company bank accounts and maintain cash book accuracy.


• Record intercompany loans and interest accurately and keep balances up to date.


• Assist with month-end tasks for the parent company, such as accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliation prep, eventually taking ownership.


• Gather information from finance colleagues across the group and support the GFC with ad hoc finance tasks.


• Prepare monthly intercompany reconciliations across the group, agreeing balances with each company and resolving differences.


• Help maintain the group's short-term cashflow forecast, updating actuals and collating inputs from group companies ready for the GFC's review.


• Learn the group structure and how the monthly management accounts consolidate, and support budget-to-actual comparisons at group level


• Support the year-end audit, including parent company and group schedules and intercompany balance confirmations.


• Contribute to group budgeting and forecasting cycles, including cashflow and working capital forecasts.


• Take ownership of regular group reporting deliverables and deadlines.


• Support the preparation of year-end group and statutory accounts.


• Assisting with project work and keen to be involved with the adoption of AI tools for process and continuous improvement.


• Become a key point of contact for finance queries across the group.

Experience & Skill Requirements:

• AAT qualified with a view to moving onto ACCA/CIMA, or have already started ACCA/CIMA.


• Previous experience in a transactional role, with exposure to accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.


• Strong IT skills, notably in Excel. Use of Xero would be beneficial.


• Desire and willingness to utilise AI tools such as Claude/Chat GPT, prior experience would be beneficial.


• A good understanding of financial accounting principles


• Ability to communicate to different levels in the organisation


• High level of accuracy and attention to detail


• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage changing priorities


• Work under own initiative, keen to provide solutions to problems identified.