Assistant Management Accountant

Browne Jacobson LLP; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing initiatives

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Browne Jacobson LLP in Nottingham seeks an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Commercial Finance team with accurate financial information. You will assist month-end, balance sheets, and reporting while gaining exposure to management accounting in a dynamic firm.

The role offers hybrid working and a benefits package including medical insurance, pension contributions, and wellbeing initiatives as part of a supportive finance department.

Qualifications

• Support month-end processes and financial reporting.
• Assist with WIP certification and journal postings.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and prepayments.
• Analyze data and produce performance insights for partners.
• Pursue professional accounting qualifications (ACCA/AAT/CIMA).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly WIP certification with fee earners.
• Prepare and post month-end journals and adjustments.
• Compute prepayments and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Generate management information packs and KPI insights.
• Provide analytical support to Commercial Finance Partners.

Skills

Excel data analysis

Month-end accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

Stakeholder communication

Data visualization

Education

ACCA/AAT/CIMA study

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP

Job description

We're looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to support our Commercial Finance team in delivering accurate and timely financial information., As an Assistant Management Accountant, you'll support the Commercial Finance team in delivering accurate and timely financial information, ensuring the integrity of the firm's profit and loss account (P&L). The role will be heavily involved in month-end accounting processes, financial reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and providing administrative and analytical support to the Commercial Finance Business Partners. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual at the beginning of their accountancy career who is looking to gain broad exposure to management accounting within a dynamic and fast-paced finance environment. The role sits within our Finance department, reporting to the Senior Commercial Finance Analyst, and is based in our Nottingham office.

• Coordinating and managing the monthly Work in Progress (WIP) certification process, engaging directly with fee earners to obtain valuations and resolving queries to ensure timely completion.
• Preparing and posting month-end journals - including cost corrections, client rebates, practising certificates, and service recharge allocations - as well as calculating monthly prepayments and maintaining balance sheet reconciliations.
• Generating departmental performance reports and management information packs, supporting Commercial Finance Business Partners with data analysis, and assisting in identifying trends, variances, and key performance indicators.
  Someone who is studying towards or planning to commence a professional accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the ability to manipulate, analyse, and reconcile large volumes of financial data using Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS and other data analysis tools, with experience working accurately across large datasets.
• Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines, work independently with ownership of assigned tasks, and communicate confidently with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
  We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age. We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.