Assistant Management Accountant: Insights & Controls

Howes Percival LLP; Leicester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday entitlement

Private medical cover

Profit share scheme

Discretionary bonus

Perks at Work discounts

Job summary

Howes Percival LLP in Leicester is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join the Finance & Accounts team. You will support month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and VAT submissions while helping with audits and statutory accounts.

The role emphasizes robust financial controls, analysis of WIP and department performance, and contributing to process improvements within a dynamic law-firm environment.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of management accounting principles, including accruals, prepayments, fixed assets and journal postings.
• Experience supporting month-end and year-end financial reporting processes.
• Ability to prepare and analyse balance sheet reconciliations and identify discrepancies.
• Skilled in producing financial reports, variance analysis and management information to support decision-making.
• Working knowledge of VAT and financial compliance requirements.
• Competent in ledger management, including purchase ledger, nominal ledger and expense processes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the use of formulas, pivot tables and data analysis techniques.
• Experience using finance and accounting systems to process transactions and produce reports.
• Ability to interpret financial data and identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Understanding of financial controls and commitment to maintaining accuracy, confidentiality and data integrity.
• Experience supporting audits and preparing supporting documentation and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Support the month-end reporting process, including preparing and maintaining schedules for fixed assets, prepayments and accruals, and posting journals.
• Support in preparing initial drafts of monthly management accounts and performance reports, including variance analysis and commentary for review.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations and investigating and resolving reconciling items on a timely basis.
• Support the preparation of VAT returns and other statutory or regulatory submissions, ensuring underlying records are complete and accurate.
• Take day-to-day responsibility for designated areas of the purchase and nominal ledgers, reviewing transactions and resolving queries.
• Review purchase ledger, expenses, credit card and nominal payment processes, providing guidance and cover where required.
• Support cashflow monitoring, partner current account reconciliations and the preparation of partner payments and drawings.
• Prepare audit schedules and respond to routine audit queries, escalating more complex matters appropriately.
• Support year-end and statutory accounts preparation, including tax analysis and reconciliation of supporting schedules.
• Produce financial data and insight to support decision-making, including analysis of WIP, chargeable time, fee targets and departmental performance.
• Support finance projects, systems developments and process improvements, including testing, documentation and implementation activities.
• Help maintain robust financial controls and identify opportunities to improve the accuracy, efficiency and consistency of Finance processes.
• Provide guidance and review support to junior team members and contribute to their on-the-job development, without formal line-management responsibility.
• Support the Chief Financial Officer, Head of Finance and Financial & Management Accountant as required.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role.

Skills

Management accounting

Month-end reporting

Balance sheet reconciliations

VAT knowledge

Excel skills

Ledger management

Data analysis

Financial reporting

Audit support

Education

AAT qualified or equivalent

Tools

Finance software

ERP systems

Job description

Howes Percival LLP in Leicester is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join the Finance & Accounts team. You will support month-end reporting, balance sheet reconciliations and VAT submissions while helping with audits and statutory accounts.

The role emphasizes robust financial controls, analysis of WIP and department performance, and contributing to process improvements within a dynamic law-firm environment.