Part-Qualified Management Accountant – Study Support

Recruitment Solutions (NW) Ltd; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ACCA/CIMA study support

Annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Job summary

Recruitment Solutions (NW) Ltd in Manchester city centre is expanding its finance team. We are seeking a PQ Management Accountant to lead monthly management accounts and reporting, with ACCA/CIMA/ACA study support and a pathway to Finance Manager.

You will prepare journals, reconcile ledgers, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting and KPI analyses, collaborating with non-finance colleagues across site. Excellent Excel skills and proactive problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• AAT qualified and/or actively studying ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
• Previous experience in a management accounts or assistant accountant role.
• Comfortable preparing journals, reconciliations and month-end reporting.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems.
• Commercially minded, organised and able to communicate with non-finance colleagues.
• Proactive approach, with the ambition to progress within a finance function.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts including accruals, prepayments and journals.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow reporting.
• Produce monthly KPI and variance analysis for operational stakeholders.
• Assist with year-end audit and statutory accounting requirements.
• Support payroll, purchase ledger and sales ledger queries as needed.
• Maintain strong financial controls and identify process improvements.
• Act as a finance contact for colleagues across the wider site.

Skills

AAT qualified

ACCA/CIMA/ACA in progress

Management accounts experience

Journal & reconciliations

Excel skills

Commercial awareness

Proactive

Communication

Education

AAT qualification

ACCA/CIMA/ACA in progress

Tools

Excel

Finance systems

Job description

Recruitment Solutions (NW) Ltd in Manchester city centre is expanding its finance team. We are seeking a PQ Management Accountant to lead monthly management accounts and reporting, with ACCA/CIMA/ACA study support and a pathway to Finance Manager.

You will prepare journals, reconcile ledgers, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting and KPI analyses, collaborating with non-finance colleagues across site. Excellent Excel skills and proactive problem-solving are essential.