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Job summary
A financial services firm in East Lothian is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to join their Finance team. The role involves preparing management accounts and supporting financial reporting processes. The ideal candidate should be part qualified, proficient in Excel, and have strong analytical skills. Professional development support and career progression opportunities are offered.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Recent experience in finance processes and reporting.
- Ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
- Proactive and committed to improving processes.
Responsibilities
- Assist with preparation and reporting of management accounts.
- Support month-end close including cashbook and ledgers.
- Conduct variance analysis for various operations.
Skills
Education
Tools
Role: Assistant Management Accountant
Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum
Location: East Lothian
My client is looking for an enthusiastic and driven Assistant Management Accountant to join their Finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering timely, accurate monthly management accounts and supporting the wider business with financial insight.
- Assist with the preparation and reporting of subsidiary and Group management accounts.
- Support month-end close, including cashbook, sales, purchase and nominal ledgers.
- Maintain and reconcile fuel stock, fuel card usage, fixed asset, and HP registers.
- Prepare monthly journals and post payroll and expenses from Sage Payroll to Opera 3 SE.
- Conduct variance analysis for Agency Labour, Plant Hire, Overheads and Trade Waste Operations.
- Produce MI and analysis including sales and profit reports for senior management.
- Assist with budgets, forecasts, and audit preparation.
- Provide holiday cover for weekly payroll processing and support ledger and credit control teams when required.
- Part qualified accountant with recent experience in finance processes and reporting.
- Highly proficient in Excel with strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- A great communicator who can explain financial information clearly to finance and non-finance colleagues.
- Organised, detail-oriented, and able to meet tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Proactive and committed to continuously improving processes.
- Experience in high-growth companies, knowledge of VAT/corporation tax, and Power BI skills are a bonus.
- Training and professional development support
- A collaborative and supportive working environment
- Access to company benefits and wellbeing initiatives
- Career progression opportunities within the business
- Employee Benefit Scheme
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