Assistant Management Accountant - Hybrid

Pertemps; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing media business in central London is looking for an Assistant Management Accountant. In this role, you will assist with the preparation of management accounts and support the month-end and year-end processes. The ideal candidate has strong accounting knowledge and is organized and proactive. Enjoy a hybrid working model that balances office vibrancy with flexibility.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounts, reconciliations, and reporting is ideal.
• Ability to work to deadlines and in a collaborative environment.
• Proactive attitude with ownership in tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare and analyze variance reports.
• Assist in producing cashflow forecasts and managing working capital.

Skills

Strong accounting knowledge

Experience in similar finance role

Comfortable with reconciliations

Excellent communication skills

Highly organized and accurate

Job description

Overview

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Isaac Newton.

Sheridan Maine is working with a growing media business based in central London to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive finance professional looking to develop their career in a dynamic and fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, and journals.
• Support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Prepare and analyse variance reports against budgets and forecasts.
• Assist in producing cashflow forecasts and support working capital management.
• Support the budgeting and forecasting cycle with accurate and timely data.
• Reconcile intercompany transactions and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with preparation of VAT returns and compliance reporting.
• Handle Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable duties.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting knowledge, ideally with experience in a similar finance role.
• Comfortable working with management accounts, reconciliations, and reporting.
• Highly organised, accurate, and able to work to deadlines.
• A collaborative team player with excellent communication skills.
• Proactive, with a willingness to take ownership and learn in a growing business.

Working environment and opportunities

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a creative, fast-paced media business at a stage of exciting growth. The hybrid working model allows you to enjoy the vibrancy of a central London office while balancing flexibility.

How to apply

If you’re ready to take the next step in your finance career, apply now through Sheridan Maine and become part of a team shaping the future of media.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.