Assistant Management Accountant

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Study support

Job summary

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd is looking for an Assistant Management Accountant / Management Accountant in Salford with hybrid working. The role covers monthly management accounts, balance sheet, variance analysis, and budgeting support.

The successful candidate will have strong management accounting experience, be proficient in Xero, and possess advanced Excel skills. AAT or ACCA/CIMA part-qualified is advantageous, with study support included.

Qualifications

• Current experience within an Assistant Management Accountant, Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant or similar role
• Strong experience preparing or supporting the production of monthly management accounts
• Confident with month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience using Xero is essential
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including financial reporting and analysis
• Experience with purchase ledger and sales ledger processes, with a willingness to support transactional finance duties
• AAT qualified, ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or Qualified by Experience would be advantageous
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• A proactive and hands-on individual who enjoys working within a small finance team
• Confident managing competing priorities and taking ownership of accounting responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Preparing and supporting monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet and variance analysis
• Managing month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, journal postings and reconciliations
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accurate financial records
• Producing financial reports and analysing income, expenditure and performance against budgets
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow reporting activities
• Preparing financial information and analysis to support senior management decision-making
• Supporting purchase ledger activities, including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations and payment runs
• Assisting with sales ledger processes, ensuring income is accurately recorded and reconciled
• Maintaining accurate accounting records within Xero and ensuring transactions are correctly allocated
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and internal controls
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc accounting and reporting duties

Skills

Management accounting

Excel

Analytical skills

Prioritisation

Hands-on

Education

AAT qualified

ACCA/CIMA part-qualified

Qualified by Experience

Tools

Xero

Job description

ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER (HYBRID WORKING)

£35,000 to £40,000 + BENEFITS + STUDY SUPPORT

We're partnering with a well-established and growing business based in Salford that is looking to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant / Management Accountant to join their finance team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong management accounting experience who is confident using Xero and looking for a varied, hands-on finance role within a growing business.

THE ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT ROLE:

• Preparing and supporting monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet and variance analysis
• Managing month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, journal postings and reconciliations
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accurate financial records
• Producing financial reports and analysing income, expenditure and performance against budgets
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow reporting activities
• Preparing financial information and analysis to support senior management decision-making
• Supporting purchase ledger activities, including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations and payment runs
• Assisting with sales ledger processes, ensuring income is accurately recorded and reconciled
• Maintaining accurate accounting records within Xero and ensuring transactions are correctly allocated
• Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and internal controls
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc accounting and reporting duties

THE PERSON:

• Current experience within an Assistant Management Accountant, Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant or similar role
• Strong experience preparing or supporting the production of monthly management accounts
• Confident with month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience using Xero is essential
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including financial reporting and analysis
• Experience with purchase ledger and sales ledger processes, with a willingness to support transactional finance duties
• AAT qualified, ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or Qualified by Experience would be advantageous
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• A proactive and hands-on individual who enjoys working within a small finance team
• Confident managing competing priorities and taking ownership of accounting responsibilities

We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services