Assistant Management Accountant

APCOA PARKING Group; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

APCOA Parking Group in Uxbridge is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant. This full-time role offers a chance to learn within a Finance team, building on accounts experience and pursuing ACCA/ACA qualifications.

You will support monthly reporting, budgeting, and client invoicing while developing strong Excel and communication skills. The role focuses on forecasting, variances analysis, and liaising with stakeholders to deliver accurate financial insights.

Qualifications

• Experience in Accounts or bookkeeping with a desire to grow.
• Good basic Excel skills and numerical accuracy.
• Excellent communication to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assist in monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with data analysis.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate discrepancies.
• Process accruals, prepayments and journal entries.
• Assist with setting up new sites and journal processes.
• Review forecasted performance against budgets.
• Prepare client revenue shares and raise self-bill invoices.
• Coordinate with Management Accountants on revenue queries and audits.

Skills

Excel skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Learning mindset

Education

Pursuing ACCA/ACA

Job description

The Role

Assistant Management Accountant - Uxbridge - Full-time - £30,000 per annum

Do you have previous experience in Accounts? Are you looking to build on this? Are you looking for a role you can learn and grow in?

Perhaps you are working towards an ACCA or ACA qualification?

If you answered yes, then read on!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Management Accountant working within the Finance team. You will need a passion for numbers and be eager to learn with a small amount of Accounts experience for this role. Tenacity and resilience are key! You will need good basic Excel skills for this role.

This team looks at forecasted performance against budgets, as well as provide accurate and meaningful analysis on variances. As an Assistant Management Accountant, you will support the team in various reporting and support the delivery of deadlines. The role requires a significant amount of interaction with internal and external stakeholders, therefore good communication skills are an essential.

Do you think this could be you? Keep reading to see what you will be doing...

What you'll do:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting processes with accurate data analysis.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate discrepancies where necessary.
• Contribute to the processing of accruals, prepayments, and journal entries.
• Assist with the set up of new sites
• Review forecasted performance against budgets
• Calculate client revenue shares
• Raise selfbill invoices and initiate client payments
• Liaise with Management Accountants for any revenue-based queries from Ops / Clients
• Deal with the preparation of half and full year audit files

What you'll bring

• Someone keen to study and learn.
• Good IT systems knowledge and skills, the ability to pick up systems quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to win the respect and trust of colleagues and customers
• Highly organised with an excellent ability to manage multiple tasks under pressure
• Be a self-starter with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• A performance driven individual with enthusiasm to succeed as part of a team and deliver outstanding results

We are focused on ensuring APCOA is a fair place to work regardless of age, race, gender, sexuality or level in the organisation. We offer a motivating work environment where successes are shared. With challenging projects and an atmosphere of fostering and support, staff have the development opportunities to fulfil their potential while aiming for excellence in their work.