Assistant Management Accountant

Confidential; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACCA/CIMA study support

Broad exposure to management accounts

Job summary

Confidential Wakefield is offering a permanent study-supporting assistant accountant role in a well-established manufacturing business. You will gain exposure to management accounts while handling transactional finance tasks.

Ideal candidates are AAT qualified or studying, with solid understanding of reconciliations, journals and month-end processes. ACCA/CIMA study support is available to help you progress.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or undertaking AAT studies with experience in finance roles.
• Good understanding of reconciliations, journal entries and month-end processes.
• Exposure to management accounts and related reporting would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly management accounts preparation.
• Complete balance sheet and bank reconciliations.
• Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments; assist with month-end processes.

Skills

AAT qualified

AAT studier

Reconciliations

Journals

Month-end

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Wakefield Permanent Study Support Available £35,000

Are you an AAT-qualified or AAT studier Assistant Accountant looking for a role that will give you more exposure to management accounts and help you take the next step in your career?

This could be a great opportunity to join an established manufacturing business with a well-established finance team. The role offers a broad mix of management accounting duties and transactional finance, giving you the chance to build on your existing experience while gradually taking on more responsibility.

Working closely with the wider finance team, you'll have involvement across both the day-to-day finance function and the monthly reporting cycle.

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Completing balance sheet and bank reconciliations
• Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments
• Assisting with month-end processesSupporting purchase and sales ledger activity
• Maintaining the general ledger and investigating discrepancies
• Assisting with fixed asset accounting
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Helping with supplier reconciliations and credit control when required
• The role is deliberately varied, so you'll gain exposure to different areas of finance rather than being restricted to one area of transactional accounting.

What are they looking for?

You’ll ideally be AAT qualified with experience in a varied finance or accounts position. You should have a good understanding of reconciliations, journals and month-end processes, alongside some exposure to management accounts.

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who wants to develop and progress. Whether you’re already studying ACCA/CIMA or are looking to start your professional qualification, study support is available.

Why consider this opportunity?

• Established and stable manufacturing business
• Broad role combining transactional finance and management accounting
• ACCA/CIMA study support
• Opportunity to develop your management accounting skills
• Supportive and established finance team
• Scope to take on additional responsibility as your experience grows
• Candidates available to start at short notice will be considered

This is an ideal opportunity for an AAT-qualified / AAT Studier assistant accountant who has built a solid foundation in transactional finance and is now ready to step into a broader management accounting role.