Assistant Management Accountant

Sheridan Maine - Accounting, Audit & Tax Recruitment; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting recruitment firm is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team in Poole, England. This role offers the opportunity to support financial reporting processes and develop essential skills within a collaborative environment. Candidates should be AAT studiers or part-qualified accountants with strong Excel skills and attention to detail. Remote/hybrid working is available, but applicants must be based in Dorset or Hampshire.

Qualifications

• An AAT studier looking to take the next step.
• A part-qualified accountant with experience in a similar role.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with IT.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end process and help create management accounts.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, and provide financial insight.
• Ensure financial information meets accounting standards.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Ability to interpret financial information

Attention to detail

Education

AAT qualification or part-qualified accountant

Job description

Sheridan Maine is recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to join a high-performing finance team where you’ll play a hands‑on role in keeping the numbers accurate, meaningful, and delivered on time. You’ll rotate through a broad mix of management and financial reporting tasks, giving you the exposure you need to keep progressing.

This is a role that gives you plenty of scope to learn, contribute, and build strong foundations in both financial and management accounting.

This role offers remote / hybrid working, but to ensure smooth collaboration with the team and regular on‑site requirements, applicants must be based in Dorset or Hampshire.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll become a key player in the day‑to‑day financial reporting for a company, group, or division, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the month‑end process and helping create clear, reliable management accounts
• Playing a role in the annual statutory accounts process
• Assisting with budgets, forecasts, and providing financial insight to budget holders
• Making sure financial information meets the right accounting standards
• Delivering reports for the wider team
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and ensuring they’re watertight
• Posting journals accurately, including accruals and prepayments
• Producing ad‑hoc analysis and helping explain variances
• Highlighting where processes could be sharper, simpler or more efficient
• Supporting external reporting when required

Who we’re looking for

• An AAT studier looking to take the next step
• A part‑qualified accountant with experience in a similar role
• Strong Excel skills and confidence with IT
• The ability to interpret and present financial information clearly
• Great attention to detail and a commitment to meeting deadlines

Why this role?

You’ll be part of a supportive team, exposed to real accounting work from day one, and given the chance to refine your skills in an environment that values development, collaboration, and high standards.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.