Assistant Management Accountant

Confidential; Taunton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Change Recruitment are working with a growing business in Taunton, Somerset to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to support the finance team and report to the Head of Finance. You will produce monthly management accounts and contribute to KPI development.

The ideal candidate will have experience producing management accounts, strong Excel skills and be confident building relationships across departments. A competitive salary is on offer with opportunities to grow your skill set.

Qualifications

• Experience producing sets of management accounts.
• Confident in building internal working relationships with colleagues.
• Strong systems experience and MS Excel reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts accurately to deadlines.
• Maintain and develop cost centre and departmental reporting.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations.
• Post accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other month-end journals.
• Support the monthly close process with schedules and controls.
• Analyse actual performance against budget/forecast and explain variances.
• Support stock accounting and inventory control.
• Produce meaningful financial and operational analysis.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow reporting.
• Support development of management information, KPIs and Board reporting.
• Assist with VAT returns and other statutory finance requirements.
• Support year-end accounts preparation.
• Develop effective working relationships across departments.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Change Recruitment are pleased to be working with a growing business based in Taunton, Somerset. They are looking to add a newly created role of Assistant Management Accountant to the finance team, reporting directly to the Head of Finance.

In this role you will be responsible for the production of monthly management accounts to help support effective decision making by the senior management team. Some key duties are outlined below:

• Prepare monthly management accounts accurately and to agreed deadlines
• Maintain and develop cost centre and departmental reporting
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other month-end journals
• Support the monthly close process and maintain appropriate month-end schedules and controls
• Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior periods, providing clear explanations for material variances
• Support stock accounting and inventory control
• Produce meaningful financial and operational analysis
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow reporting
• Support the development of management information, KPIs and Board reporting
• Assist with VAT returns and other statutory or regulatory finance requirements.
• Support year-end accounts preparation
• Develop effective working relationships with colleagues across all departments

The ideal candidate will have experience producing sets of management accounts and be confident in building internal working relationships with colleagues. You will have strong systems experience and be confident in the use of MS Excel to generate reports.

In return this role offers a competitive salary and excellent opportunity to develop and grow your skills.

Change Recruitment Services Limited provides services as an Agency and an Employment Business, and is committed to equal opportunities for all candidates.