Junior Management Accountant

Distinct Recruitment; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (1 day WFH)

Free parking

Direct exposure to the FD

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment is recruiting for a Junior Management Accountant / Assistant Management Accountant role in Loughborough. You will work across four entities and report to the Finance Director within a small finance team.

£30k–£33k DOE, 6–12 month FTC with potential extension, 37.5 hours per week, hybrid working (typical one day WFH) and potential free parking. Strong Excel skills are important; Xero and Sage 50 experience would be useful but not essential.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years’ finance experience minimum.
• Advanced Excel and macros desirable.
• Xero and Sage 50 experience would be useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Management Accounts and P&L reporting.
• Accruals and prepayments.
• Balance Sheet reconciliations and cash flow forecasting.
• Multi-entity accounting support.
• Taking ownership of finance processes and deadlines.

Skills

Excel (advanced)

Macros

Financial accounting

Education

Qualified by experience / studying towards accounting qualification

Tools

Xero

Sage 50

Job description

Junior Management Accountant / Assistant Management Accountant Loughborough | £30k–£33k DOE | 6–12 month FTC

I am recruiting for a newly created opportunity within a growing specialist business, offering the chance to work across 4 businesses and gain valuable multi-entity Management Accounting experience. Working closely with the Finance Director as part of a small Finance team, you will be involved in:

• Management Accounts and P&L reporting
• Accruals and prepayments
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Cash flow forecasting
• Multi-entity accounting
• Supporting owner-led businesses
• Taking ownership of Finance processes and deadlines

About you

You will ideally have 2–3 years' Finance experience as a minimum, and be qualified by experience or studying towards an accounting qualification. You could be an Assistant Accountant, Junior Management Accountant or Finance professional with strong transactional experience looking to develop further into Management Accounts. Good Excel skills are important, with advanced Excel and macros desirable. Xero and Sage 50 experience would be useful but are not essential.

The package

• £30k–£33k DOE
• 6–12 month FTC, with potential to extend, up to 2 years and potentially permanent
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexible hours and 3.45pm Friday finis
• Hybrid working, typically 1 day WFH, potentially Free parking
• Small, friendly and relaxed Finance tea
• Direct exposure to the FD
• Excellent opportunity to develop your Management Accounting experience

If you are looking for your next step in Finance and want a role where you can take ownership, broaden your experience and develop your career, I would love to hear from you.