Assistant Management Accountant

ACCA Careers; Leeds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars in the UK is seeking a proactive Assistant Management Accountant to support the Management Accountants team with financial reporting and month-end processes.

Ideal candidates are early in their finance careers, with 1–2 years in finance, a recent finance/business degree and studying ACCA or CIMA; opportunities to develop accounting skills within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Recent finance, accounting or business graduate.
• 1-2 years' experience in a finance or accounting role.
• Studying towards ACCA or CIMA.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain accrual and prepayment schedules.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations (intercompany, fixed assets, accruals, prepayments).
• Review bad debt provisions.
• Produce overhead reporting.
• Complete payroll benefit reconciliations.
• Intercompany billing of expenses; investigate financial queries.

Skills

Analytical ability

Numerical skills

1-2 years experience

Education

Finance/Accounting/Business degree

Placement year

Job description

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network providing audit & assurance, tax, and advisory services. Forvis Mazars in the UK spans 14 offices across the nation and has over 3,400 professionals, with 190 partners. We have a clear purpose and a shared commitment to shape a better future.

You'll join a collaborative and inclusive team where you're supported to grow your skills, explore new opportunities, and contribute from day one. You'll work with a diverse client base, develop meaningful connections, and gain experience that extends beyond your local team. Together, we grow, belong and impact.

About The Team

The Assistant Management Accountant will support the Management Accountants team in delivering accurate and timely financial reporting and month-end processes. The role is responsible for preparing reconciliations, maintaining accounting schedules, supporting financial analysis and reporting, and assisting with a range of finance activities throughout the month.

This position offers an opportunity for someone in the early stages of their finance career to develop their management accounting skills within a supportive team, as well as the option to study for an accounting qualification (ACCA or CIMA).

About The Role

• Prepare and maintain accrual and prepayment schedules.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, including: Intercompany balances, fixed assets, accruals and prepayments.
• Review bad debt provisions.
• Produce overhead reporting.
• Complete payroll benefit reconciliations.
• Analysis and intercompany billing of expenses.
• Investigate and resolve financial queries.

What We Are Looking For

• A recent finance, accounting or business graduate, particularly with a placement year.
• Someone with 1-2 years' experience in a finance or accounting role.
• An individual who is studying towards, or considering, a professional accounting qualification (ACCA or CIMA).

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Forvis Mazars diversity, equity and inclusion are central to our values. We value our people's unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experience, and know this diversity create better outcomes for our clients. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the best talent, inclusive of sex, ethnicity, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, and faith. We select candidates based on skills, knowledge, qualifications, and experience and aim to support all our team members to reach their potential. At Forvis Mazars, we promote an environment in which you cangrowyour skills,belongto a team that values your ideas, and make animpactthat matters.