Assistant Management Accountant

Sharp Consultancy; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support towards accounting qual.

Hybrid working

Career development in finance

Job summary

Sharp Consultancy, a finance recruitment specialist, is helping a well-established business in Rotherham recruit an Assistant Management Accountant. You will join a growing finance team and develop technical accounting skills with study support.

The role offers hybrid working, strong progression opportunities and exposure to management accounting. You will contribute to month-end, reporting and process improvements while building your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance or accounting environment.
• Keen to progress in management accounting.
• Actively pursuing a professional qualification or strong relevant experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Assist with month-end journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Assist with analysis of financial and management information.
• Maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Support the wider finance team with ad-hoc reporting and analysis.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure accurate financial information.

Skills

Excel

Month-end accounting

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Education

AAT qualification or ACCA/CIMA part-qualified

Job description

Sharp Consultancy are delighted to be working with a well-established business in Rotherham who are looking to appoint an Assistant Management Accountant to join their growing finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who is looking to develop their technical accounting skills and progress their career within a supportive finance function. The successful candidate will receive full study support and will have the opportunity to take on increasing responsibility as their experience develops.

The Role

Reporting into the senior finance team, the Assistant Management Accountant will support with a range of month-end and management accounting duties, including:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assisting with month-end journals, accruals and prepayments
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variances
• Supporting with budgeting and forecasting processes
• Assisting with analysis of financial and management information
• Maintaining accurate general ledger records
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc reporting and analysis
• Working closely with colleagues across the business to ensure accurate financial information is maintained
• Continuously looking for opportunities to improve financial processes and reporting

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience within a finance or accounting environment and be keen to progress their career within management accounting.

You may be AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or actively working towards a professional qualification, although candidates with strong relevant experience and a genuine desire to progress will also be considered.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Ambitious and keen to develop their accounting career
• Comfortable working with financial data and Excel
• Analytical, organised and commercially aware
• Confident communicating with colleagues across the business
• Keen to take on additional responsibility and develop their technical knowledge

What's on Offer?

• Study support towards a professional accounting qualification
• Hybrid working
• Opportunity to develop within a growing finance function
• Excellent exposure to management accounting
• Supportive working environment
• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you're an ambitious Assistant Accountant or Accounts professional looking for the next step in your career, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your management accounting experience whilst receiving study support.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.