Assistant Management Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Steep; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Hybrid working

Standard hours with some flexibility

Job summary

CMA Recruitment Group is partnering with a growing retail business in Petersfield to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant. The role offers exposure across management accounting, FP&A and wider commercial finance activities within a supportive finance team.

Hybrid working is available, with standard hours and study support after probation. The role provides a developmental path with potential for progression as processes are consolidated for efficiency and growth.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Analytical

Organised

Collaborative communicator

Ambitious

Adaptable

Education

Graduate or developing finance professional progressing towards ACCA/CIMA

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.

What will the Assistant Management Accountant role involve?

• 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.

Suitable Candidate for the Assistant Management Accountant vacancy:

• 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

Additional benefits and information for the role of Assistant Management Accountant:

• 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