Management Accountant

Rutherford Briant; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth business in Colchester is seeking a part-qualified ACCA or CIMA for the Assistant Management Accountant role. This position offers full study support and numerous opportunities for career advancement in a dynamic environment. You will assist in producing monthly management accounts, analyze various costs, and work closely with finance and operational teams to enhance accuracy and decision-making across the Group. The salary offered is competitive, ranging from £35,000 to £45,000.

Benefits

Full study support (ACCA/CIMA/AAT)

Clear progression and development opportunities

Collaborative finance team

Qualifications

• You must be studying towards ACCA or CIMA qualifications.
• Experience in a finance team is beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monthly management accounts production.
• Post journals including accruals and prepayments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
• Support P&L analysis and provide variance commentary.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules.
• Analyze site, production, logistic, and fuel costs.

Skills

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Accruals and prepayments

Reconciliation

Cost analysis

Education

Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA

Job description

Are you studying towards your ACCA or CIMA and looking to step into a wider Assistant Management Accountant position?
If you are a part-qualified ACCA or CIMA who is looking to take the next step in your career and gain broad exposure across a dynamic, multi-entity environment, a high-growth business is looking for you.

With continuous business growth and ongoing investment, this is a role where you can truly develop, take ownership and progress.

As Assistant Management Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting month‑end, commercial analysis and operational reporting. You’ll work closely with both finance and site teams, helping to strengthen controls, improve accuracy and provide insight to support decision‑making across the Group.

As Assistant Management Accountant you will be:

• Assisting with production of monthly management accounts across multiple entities
• Posting journals including accruals, prepayments and recharges
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving outstanding items
• Supporting P&L analysis and variance commentary
• Maintaining fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules
• Analysing site, production, logistic and fuel costs
• Working with operational teams to ensure accurate reporting of volumes and KPIs
• Assisting with job costing and process improvement initiatives

As Assistant Management Accountant you will get:

• Full study support (ACCA/CIMA/AAT)
• Clear progression and development opportunities
• Exposure to a wide range of responsibilities across a growing Group

• A supportive and collaborative finance team
• A salary of £35,000 - £45,000

At Rutherford Briant, we are passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to fair, inclusive recruitment practices.