Assistant Management Accountant - Fixed Term Contract

greene king; Guildford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Food & drinks discounts

Refer a friend

Wagestream access

Retail discounts

Job summary

Greene King is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the PPE IFRS16 processes and the Fixed Assets R2R Manager, ensuring timely, accurate management accounts and balance sheet integrity.

This 1-year fixed-term contract in Guildford offers exposure to audits, reporting, and process improvements within the Finance Centre of Excellence and Corporate Finance teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting and financial reporting
• Understanding of PPE and IFRS16
• Ability to document journals and reconciliations
• Analytical mindset with data-driven decision making

Responsibilities

• Ensure integrity of PPE and IFRS16 accounting through accurate period end processes
• Ensure journals are well documented and understood before posting
• Manage balance sheet account reconciliations and correct anomalies
• Work with auditors and finance teams to ensure audit compliance
• Identify improvements, automate processes and standardise reporting
• Support Corporate Finance External Reporting with periodic and quarterly reporting

Skills

Planning & organisational skills

Attention to detail

Ownership of problems

Customer service ethos

Relationship building

Problem solving

Excel & IT literacy

Education

Towards ACA/ACCA

Tools

ERP software

Excel

Reporting tools

Job description

As an Assistant Management Accountant you will support the Fixed Assets Record to Report (R2R) Manager and colleagues in the R2R team and wider Finance Centre of Excellence and Corporate Finance teams. You will be be responsible and accountable for contributing to the production of accurate and timely management accounts and the integrity of the balance sheet accounting.

1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Company Description

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what's wholly British, the pub experience.

Additional Information

We're all about rewarding our team's hard work, that's why...

You'll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands - as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands - so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program - mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. - so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend - who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream - access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts - Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more...

Qualifications

Your role as Assistant Management Accountant

• Ensure integrity of PPE and IFRS16 accounting through accurate period end processes
• Ensure that all journals are well documented and understood before posting
• Management of balance sheet account reconciliations and identifying and correcting any anomalies in the accounts
• Working with the auditors and finance teams to ensure we are audit-compliant
• Identify areas of continual improvement, especially around process automation and reporting standardisation that can save time and improve awareness
• Supporting Corporate Finance External Reporting team with periodic and quarterly reporting, statutory account submissions or any other processes as required

What you'll bring...

• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Meticulous approach with an attention to detail
• Taking ownership of problems through to resolution
• Strong customer service ethos
• Ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and customers
• Problem solving skills

Qualifications

• Ability to understand basic/intermediate accounting principles
• Analytical skills - able to use multiple sources of data to support decision making
• Experienced with finance and ERP software together with a strong knowledge of reporting tools
• Excel and IT literate
• Accounting background either within a shared services function or a finance function
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Studyingtowards an ACA or ACCA qualification