Assistant Management Accountant

CMA Recruitment; Sheet; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Hybrid working

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is working with an ambitious retail business to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant. Based in Petersfield, the role offers a developmental path within a collaborative finance team, with exposure across management accounting, FP&A and wider commercial finance activities, and clear potential for progression.

Key duties include month-end reporting, reconciliations, forecasting and reporting to support business decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting and month-end processes.
• Graduate or developing finance professional working toward ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Analytical and organised with ability to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative communicator capable of building relationships across the business.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management information and contribute to accurate month-end reporting.
• Complete reconciliations and assist with journals, accruals and balance sheet analysis.
• Contribute to forecasting, budgeting and financial planning activities.
• Turn financial data into clear reporting to support informed business decisions.
• Provide support for audit, statutory reporting and broader finance improvement projects.

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end processes

Analytical

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Graduate with ACCA/CIMA progression

Job description

CMA Recruitment Group is working with an ambitious retail business with approximately £45 million turnover to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant. Based in Petersfield, the business is undergoing an important operational transition, consolidating teams and functions to support efficiency, collaboration and continued growth. This is a developmental opportunity within a collaborative finance team, offering exposure across management accounting, FP&A and wider commercial finance activities, with clear potential for progression.

Role responsibilities

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management information and contributing to accurate month-end reporting.
• Completing reconciliations and assisting with journals, accruals and balance sheet analysis.
• Contributing to forecasting, budgeting and financial planning activities.
• Turning financial data into clear reporting to support informed business decisions.
• Providing support for audit, statutory reporting and wider finance improvement projects.

Candidate requirements

• Some experience of management accounting, month-end processes or a similar finance environment.
• A graduate or developing finance professional progressing towards ACCA, CIMA or an equivalent qualification.
• Analytical, organised and able to work accurately to deadlines.
• A collaborative communicator who can build effective relationships across the business.
• Ambitious, adaptable and motivated to develop into a broader commercial finance role.

Benefits and information

• Study support available following successful completion of the four-month probation period.
• Hybrid working, with the opportunity to work from home one day per week once established in the role.
• Standard working hours of 8am-5pm, with some flexibility around start and finish times.

Salary will be dependent on experience.

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