Assistant Management Accountant

Sellick Partnership; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash health plan

Hybrid working week

Training & development support

33 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)

Wellness Weekdays with extended lunch

Job summary

Sellick Partnership in Manchester is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Associate Director of Finance and the monthly management accounts process. You will work closely with the Internal Finance team, communicating clearly and juggling multiple tasks to deliver high standards.

Key strengths include experience in finance, AAT 3 or equivalent, solid Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP), and meticulous attention to detail. Hybrid working available with a collaborative team culture.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar finance role.
• Qualified to AAT level 3 or similar level of an equivalent qualification.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate Excel knowledge including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven time management, project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and activities to tight deadlines.
• Key team player.
• Diplomacy, tact and understanding of others' priorities to achieve common goals.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for purchase ledger payment runs.
• Support weekly accounts processes such as margin reporting, bank reconciliations, expenses, credit cards, sales and purchase invoices.
• Support month end processes including prepayments, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist the Associate Director of Finance with administrative tasks including Parent Company reporting.
• Manage relationships with key suppliers.
• Create and, where appropriate, approve payments in the banking system.
• Support the Credit Controller with admin and reporting.
• Provide information to other areas of the business on a monthly, quarterly and ad hoc basis.

Skills

Finance experience

AAT Level 3

Excel expertise

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Project management

Team player

Diplomacy

Education

AAT Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Job description

Sellick Partnership are looking to hire a Assistant Management Accountant to join our specialist Finance/Account Team based in Manchester.

Purpose of the role

As an Assistant Management Accountant, you will work as the number two to our Associate Director of Finance, providing key assistance to our monthly management accounts process. Working closely with the entire Internal Finance team, you will take a professional, proactive and measurable approach to our internal accounts, ultimately delivering an outstanding service to the wider business. You will be an excellent communicator, with strong project and time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously, delivering them on time and to an exceptionally high standard.

Roles and responsibilities

• Overall responsibility of the company purchase ledger payment runs.
• Supporting weekly accounts processes such as margin reporting, bank reconciliations, expenses, credit cards, sales invoices and purchase invoices.
• Supporting month end processes including prepayments, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assisting the Associate Director of Finance with various administrative tasks including Parent Company reporting.
• Managing relationships with a number of key company suppliers.
• Creating and, occasionally, approving payments within the Banking system.
• Providing support to the Credit Controller with administration and reporting.
• Supporting and providing information to other areas of the business on a monthly, quarterly and ad hoc basis

Key experience, knowledge and skills

• Previous experience in a similar finance role
• Qualified to AAT level 3 or similar level of an equivalent qualification
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate Excel knowledge as a minimum including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Proven time management, project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and activities to tight deadlines.
• Key team player.
• Diplomacy, tact and understanding of others' priorities to achieve common goals.

Perks at Sellick Partnership:

• Medicash company health plan
• Two amazing company events each year, including our annual trip away for the summer ball!
• Invite-only Elite events throughout the year, recognising and rewarding exceptional sales performance
• Hybrid working week structure - the opportunity to use office space as much as you want to reduce household bills, plus home working available
• Tailored and specific support from managers and access to training in order to help you reach your full potential
• Availability of food and drink in all offices (Fresh fruit, breakfast, snack bars, and much more)
• 33 days holiday a year (Including bank holidays) plus up to 5 additional days, in line with the length of service
• Wellness Weekdays with extended lunch hours
• Bike 2 Work scheme, saving up to 42% on the cost of a new bike
• Quarterly reward scheme for exceptional performance
• Achievement bonuses from our wheel of success
• Early finish Friday
• Interest-free loans available
• Car-pool sharing
• Paid time off for charitable commitments
• Working with a great team and a brilliant culture

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.