Assistant Management Accountant (12 month FTC)

Mamas & Papas; Crowborough; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Company Bonus Schemes

Employer pension contribution

Staff discounts

Health & life insurances

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Mamas & Papas is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to provide accurate, timely finance support across Wholesale and Support Functions. You will assist with month-end close, prepare reports, support forecasting and budgeting, and uphold strong financial control while coordinating with IT, HR and Amazon teams.

The role requires Excel proficiency, solid accounting knowledge and the ability to communicate complex data clearly to non-finance stakeholders. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• Studying towards, or qualified in, CIMA, ACCA or an equivalent accounting qualification preferable.
• Experience in finance, accounting, commercial finance or analytical role.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including confidence working with large data sets and producing accurate analysis.
• Good understanding of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret financial information clearly.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive working relationships across Finance and wider business teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring outputs are accurate, complete and delivered in line with agreed deadlines.
• Assist with month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations and variance analysis as required for Wholesale Sales and Support Functions including IT, HR and Amazon.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and adhoc financial reports, commentary and performance insight to support business reviews and management decision-making.
• Support forecasting and budgeting processes by preparing analysis, validating assumptions and highlighting key movements, risks and opportunities.
• Maintain wholesale pricing information, including pricing validation, margin impact analysis, pricing books and upload support.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to resolve pricing, reporting and data queries in a timely manner.
• Review and validate financial and operational data, investigating discrepancies and recommending corrective action where appropriate.
• Provide ad hoc analysis, reporting packs and decision support to the Senior Finance Business Partner and wider Finance team.
• Contribute to process improvements that strengthen financial control, improve efficiency and enhance the quality of reporting.

Skills

Excel skills

Finance knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

Role Purpose

The Assistant Management Accountant will provide accurate, timely and commercially focused finance support across the Wholesale business and Support Functions. Working as part of the Finance team, the role will support month-end activities, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, wholesale pricing and margin analysis, ensuring stakeholders receive clear insight to support effective decision-making and strong financial control.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring outputs are accurate, complete and delivered in line with agreed deadlines.
• Assist with month-end close activities, including journals, accruals, reconciliations and variance analysis as required for Wholesale Sales and Support Functions including IT, HR and Amazon.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and adhoc financial reports, commentary and performance insight to support business reviews and management decision-making.
• Support forecasting and budgeting processes by preparing analysis, validating assumptions and highlighting key movements, risks and opportunities.
• Maintain wholesale pricing information, including pricing validation, margin impact analysis, pricing books and upload support.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders to resolve pricing, reporting and data queries in a timely manner.
• Review and validate financial and operational data, investigating discrepancies and recommending corrective action where appropriate.
• Provide ad hoc analysis, reporting packs and decision support to the Senior Finance Business Partner and wider Finance team.
• Contribute to process improvements that strengthen financial control, improve efficiency and enhance the quality of reporting.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Studying towards, or qualified in, CIMA, ACCA or an equivalent accounting qualification preferable.
• Experience in finance, accounting, commercial finance or analytical role.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including confidence working with large data sets and producing accurate analysis.
• Good understanding of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret financial information clearly.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive working relationships across Finance and wider business teams.

Benefits

We're a business that cares. Here's just some of our benefits on offer;

• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes
• Company Bonus Schemes
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online
• Ongoing offers & discounts across a variety of external organisations, from holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services to many more worthy discounts through our Benefits Hub
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances
• Supportive family related leave policies (including company enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave)t
• A Menopause Friendly Employer
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes
• Oh, and a great bunch of people to work with too.

At Mamas & Papas, we’re a business for the future. Every day, we help to welcome a new generation of children into the world, and we want them to grow up in a world that’s sustainable – one that’s full of opportunity and hope.

We also operate at Head Office:

• Hybrid flexi office working with 2 days working from home
• Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)

Mamas & Papas (Head Office)

Colne Bridge Road,

Huddersfield,

West Yorkshire

HD5 0RH

Role Purpose

The Assistant Management Accountant will provide accurate, timely and commercially focused finance support across the Wholesale business and Support Functions. Working as part of the Finance team, the role will support month-end activities, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, wholesale pricing and margin analysis, ensuring stakeholders receive clear insight to support effective decision-making and strong financial control.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Studying towards, or qualified in, CIMA, ACCA or an equivalent accounting qualification preferable.
• Experience in finance, accounting, commercial finance or analytical role.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including confidence working with large data sets and producing accurate analysis.
• Good understanding of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to interpret financial information clearly.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive working relationships across Finance and wider business teams.

We also operate at Head Office:

• Hybrid flexi office working with 2 days working from home
• Flexi-time schemes based around core working hours whether in the office, or working from home(NB*: All benefits subject to individual schemes criteria & terms)