Assistant Management Accountant

RECfinancial; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Good working environment

Varied role with exposure to M&A

Job summary

RECfinancial seeks an organised Assistant Management Accountant to join a busy finance team on a temporary, full-time basis. The role supports monthly management accounts, fixed asset accounting, and various reporting tasks in a dynamic environment.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will contribute to month-end processes, asset and stock reconciliations, accruals/prepayments, and year-end activities, while developing exposure across projects and audits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting month-end management accounts
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills
• Confidence working with financial systems and Microsoft Office
• Good communication skills with colleagues and customers
• A positive, reliable, and proactive approach
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a wider finance team

Responsibilities

• Support with month end reporting
• Complete the monthly fixed asset month-end process
• Make ad-hoc adjustments to Fixed Asset Register records
• Maintain accurate filing and documentation
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including commentary and notes
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, including asset and stock reconciliations
• Process accruals and prepayments
• Prepare income reports and stock sheets
• Assist with the year-end process and respond to audit requests
• Support the Finance Director and Management Accounts team with ad-hoc projects and tasks

Skills

Month-end accounting experience

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Independent working

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant

RECfinancial are looking to recruit an organised and detail-focused Assistant Management Accountant to join a successful finance team for a temporary position. Working on a full-time basis Monday to Friday

Commutable from Ashby, Coalville, Loughborough and greater Leicestershire

Reporting to the Finance Director and supporting the Management Accounts function, you will play an important role in the preparation of monthly management accounts, fixed asset accounting, and a variety of financial reporting activities.

This is a varied opportunity within a large and busy organisation, offering excellent exposure to month-end processes, fixed assets, stock, projects, and year-end activities.

Key Responsibilities of the Assistant Management Accountant role include:

• Support with month end reporting
• Complete the monthly fixed asset month-end process.
• Make ad-hoc adjustments to Fixed Asset Register records.
• Maintain accurate filing and documentation.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including supporting commentary and notes.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, including asset and stock reconciliations.
• Process accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare income reports and stock sheets.
• Assist with the year-end process and respond to audit requests.
• Support the Finance Director and Management Accounts team with ad-hoc projects and tasks.

The successful Assistant Management Accountant will ideally have:

• Previous experience supporting month-end management accounts
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Confidence working with financial systems and Microsoft Office.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build effective relationships with colleagues and customers.
• A positive, reliable, and proactive approach.
• The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively to a wider finance team.

What the Client can offer

• Competitive Salary
• Good working environment
• A varied role offering excellent exposure to management accounts,