Assistant Management Accountant

Transaction Recruitment; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Onsite parking

Progression to Management Accountant

Study support for professional资格

Job summary

Transaction Recruitment supports an established services business in Redditch by recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant. The role offers hybrid working, onsite parking, and a clear progression pathway toward a Management Accountant position with full study support toward a professional qualification.

You will assist with monthly management accounts, journals, reconciliations and budgeting, while developing broad finance experience in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Studying towards AAT, or part qualified/qualified by experience towards ACCA or CIMA
• Exposure to management accounts is advantageous but not essential; experience with bank reconciliations, accruals and prepayments would be a strong plus
• Good attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes of information accurately
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Confident communication skills, comfortable building relationships with non-finance stakeholders
• IT proficient, with strong Excel/spreadsheet skills
• Able to work independently as well as part of a wider team

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts to help meet reporting deadlines
• Posting month-end journals, including accruals and prepayments
• Act as a first point of contact for internal queries relating to the month-end process
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations, including bank reconciliations
• Help implement and maintain checks that ensure financial information is accurate and reliable
• Support the Finance Manager during year-end process, including preparing information for external auditors
• Assist with preparation of reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Contribute to the annual budget-setting process alongside the wider finance team
• Take on other reasonable ad hoc duties to support the finance function

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

AAT (study toward)

ACCA/CIMA (part-qualified)

Tools

Excel

Job description

About the Business

A fantastic opportunity to join an established services business based in Redditch as an Assistant Management Accountant with a salary of £27,000 £30,000 and hybrid working. The company offers a genuine, structured progression pathway towards a Management Accountant role, alongside full support towards a professional qualification. This is a great chance to build broad, hands‑on finance experience within a growing team. The company also offers flexible working to suit your lifestyle, with flexible start as early as 7:30am.

Main Duties:

As an Assistant Management Accountant, your main duties include:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts to help meet agreed reporting deadlines
• Posting month-end journals, including accruals and prepayments
• Acting as a first point of contact for internal queries relating to the month-end process, working closely with the Management Accountant and Finance Manager
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, including bank reconciliations, and resolving reconciling items in a timely manner
• Helping to implement and maintain checks that ensure financial information is accurate and reliable
• Supporting the Finance Manager during the year-end process, including preparing information for external auditors
• Assisting with the preparation of reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Contributing to the annual budget-setting process alongside the wider finance team
• Picking up other reasonable ad hoc duties to support the finance function as needed

Location / Office / Culture

The role is based in Redditch and offers hybrid working, joining a close‑knit and supportive finance team. You ll benefit from onsite parking and increased flexibility around working hours once you re through your probationary period, in a business that genuinely invests in developing its people.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have

• Studying towards AAT, or part qualified/qualified by experience towards ACCA or CIMA
• Previous exposure to management accounts is advantageous but not essential experience with bank reconciliations, accruals and prepayments would be a strong plus
• Good attention to detail with the ability to process high volumes of information accurately
• Strong time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Confident communication skills, comfortable building relationships with non-finance stakeholders
• IT proficient, with strong Excel/spreadsheet skills
• Able to work independently as well as part of a wider team

Why Join the business

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working to suit your lifestyle, flexible start as early as 7:30am.
• Clear, genuine progression pathway to Management Accountant
• Full study support towards a professional qualification
• Broad, hands‑on experience across management accounts, reconciliations and budgeting
• Supportive, collaborative finance team
• Additional benefits including cycle to work scheme, pension scheme and onsite parking