Assistant Management Accountant

Sussum Consulting LTD; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussum Consulting LTD is recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant for a 6-month fixed term contract in Slough, Berkshire. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) with a pro rata salary of £35-40k.

You will support the monthly reporting cycle and assist with general accounting tasks within a busy finance team. Key duties include month-end close, journals, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting, and assisting with intercompany and group reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar finance or accounting role.
• Part-qualified or studying towards AAT, ACCA, CIMA or ACA (or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• Good understanding of month-end processes and double-entry bookkeeping.
• Strong Excel skills; experience with an ERP or accounting system desirable.
• Accurate, organised and able to work to tight deadlines.
• Proactive team player with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Help prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process depreciation.
• Assist with intercompany reconciliations and group reporting submissions.
• Support the purchase ledger, sales ledger and cash management as required.
• Help with budgeting and forecasting.
• Provide ad hoc support to the Management Accountant and Finance Manager.
• Contribute to process improvements and audit preparation.

Skills

Month-end close

Journals

Accruals

Prepayments

Balance sheet

Reconciliations

Variance analysis

Fixed assets

Depreciation

Intercompany

Group reporting

Cash management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

ERP system

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA/ACA study

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant, 6-Month Fixed Term Contract

Slough, Berkshire (Hybrid 3 days/week in office)

£35-40,000 pro rata

The opportunity

Our client is a well-established, specialist technology business and part of a larger international group. They are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team on a 6-month fixed term basis. You will support the monthly reporting cycle and the wider finance function at a busy period.

Key responsibilities

• Support the month-end close, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations


• Help prepare monthly management accounts and variance analysis


• Maintain the fixed asset register and process depreciation


• Assist with intercompany reconciliations and group reporting submissions


• Support the purchase ledger, sales ledger and cash management as required


• Help with budgeting and forecasting


• Provide ad hoc support to the Management Accountant and Finance Manager


• Contribute to process improvements and audit preparation

About you

• Experience in a similar finance or accounting role, ideally within a manufacturing or technology environment


• Part-qualified or studying towards AAT, ACCA, CIMA or ACA (or equivalent), or qualified by experience


• A good understanding of month-end processes and double-entry bookkeeping


• Strong Excel skills; experience with an ERP or accounting system is desirable


• Accurate, organised and comfortable working to tight deadlines


• A proactive team player with good communication skills