Assistant Management Accountant

ICAEW; Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

12-month fixed-term contract

Opportunity for permanent role

Job summary

ICAEW is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract in Kidderminster. The role offers hybrid working with duties spanning transactional finance to management accounting, including month-end, journals, and cost analysis.

You will support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow processes while working with cross-functional teams to enhance financial controls and reporting. Strong AAT grounding and Excel skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• AAT qualification or equivalent finance qualification.
• Strong grounding in transactional finance, including AP, AR and cash/bank.
• Exposure to month-end processes.
• Experience with journals, reconciliations, accruals or prepayments.
• Experience in a larger, fast-paced organisation; manufacturing experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Prepare and post month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with accruals, prepayments and stock/variance analysis.
• Support Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and cash activities.
• Contribute to budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow analysis.
• Work with production/engineering teams to identify cost savings.

Skills

Transactional finance

Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Month-end processes

Journals & reconciliations

Forecasting

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Your new company
Assistant Management Accountant - 12-Month FTC
Location: Kidderminster
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract
Working pattern: Hybrid working
Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Thursday, 1:00pm finish on Fridays
Are you an AAT-qualified finance professional looking to take the next step from transactional finance into a broader management accounting role?I am recruiting for an established, international manufacturing organisation based in Kidderminster. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong grounding across transactional finance and some exposure to month-end who is now looking to develop their skills across management accounts, reporting, analysis, forecasting and costing.
Your new role
Reporting into the Finance Manager and working as part of an established finance function, you will initially use your transactional and month-end experience before gradually taking on greater responsibility across:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Preparing and posting month-end journals
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Accruals and prepayments
• Supporting Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and cash-related activities where required
• Analysing spend against budget and investigating variances
• Assisting with budgets and forecasts
• Supporting cash-flow forecasting
• Working with stock, inventory and standard costing
• Supporting working capital management across stock, debtors and creditors
• Assisting with Capex and investment reporting
• Working closely with production and engineering teams to identify cost savings and process improvements
• Producing financial information and analysis for management
• Liaising with the wider finance function and Shared Service Centre
• Supporting strong financial controls and reporting processes

What you'll need to succeed

• AAT qualification
• A good grounding across transactional finance, including AP, AR and cash/bank
• Exposure to month-end processes
• Experience with journals, reconciliations, accruals and/or prepayments
• Previous experience within a larger, fast-paced organisation
• Manufacturing experience would be highly advantageous
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Good attention to detail and the ability to work to tight month-end deadlines
• Confidence communicating with colleagues outside of finance
• A genuine desire to learn, progress and broaden your accounting experience

Experience of inventory, stock, standard costing, variance analysis, budgeting or forecasting would be advantageous, but full management accounts experience is not essential.

What you'll get in return

• £30,000 - £35,000 salary
• 12-month FTC
• Potential opportunity for the position to become permanent, although this cannot be guaranteed
• Hybrid working
• 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Thursday
• 1:00pm finish every Friday
• Exposure to a large, international manufacturing environment
• Genuine opportunity to develop from transactional finance into management accounting
• Broad exposure across both financial reporting and commercial/operational finance