Assistant Management Accountant (12 month FTC)

Peoplebank; Huddersfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (40 with service)

Company bonus schemes

Employer pension contribution from day

Staff discounts for family & friends

Health & critical illness cover

Maternity/IVF leave support

Menopause friendly employer

Job summary

Mamas & Papas is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant at our Huddersfield head office. You will support month-end, forecast and budgeting activities, with a focus on wholesale pricing, margin analysis and financial reporting.

You will work with the Finance team to provide timely insights and ensure strong financial control, while enjoying a hybrid working pattern with 2 days from home.

Qualifications

• Studying towards, or qualified in, CIMA/ACCA or equivalent preferable.
• Experience in finance, accounting, commercial finance or analytical role.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and data analysis ability.
• Good understanding of management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Effective communication with non-finance stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive working relationships across Finance and wider business teams.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts to deadlines.
• Assist month-end close activities: journals, accruals, reconciliations and variances.
• Prepare weekly/monthly/adhoc reports and performance insights.
• Support forecasting and budgeting with analysis and risk/opportunity flags.
• Maintain wholesale pricing information and margin analysis.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve data queries promptly.
• Review data for accuracy and propose corrective actions.
• Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting packs to the Senior Finance Partner.
• Contribute to process improvements within finance control.

Skills

Excel (Advanced)

Finance analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Education

CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Finance

Huddersfield (Head Office)

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.

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)