Assistant Management Accountant

Salary range: £25,000 - £35,000 DOE

Benefits: 50/50 hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, pension scheme, cycle to work, sick pay, life insurance and more

This is an exclusive opportunity to join a rapidly scaling organisation based in Trafford Park. Following a recent acquisition and further organic growth, we are looking to appoint a junior management accountant in a growth role assisting multiple management accountants across the team. This position will comprise of 2 key elements, management accounts & reporting and continual process & systems improvements.

An ideal fit for this position will be someone ambitious in their aspirations with a strong foundation of accounting (minimum 2 years in a senior accounts assistant role / higher) and confidence using Excel. There is the opportunity to progress your career as the business continues to expand and full study support is provided along with mentorship from the management team.

Your main roles and responsibilities:

Reporting directly into the Head of Finance, your role will build over time to include the following:

• Assisting in the production of monthly management accounts - including balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments, profit, and loss, fixed asset register
• Reporting and forecasting for management - excel modelling.
• VAT returns
• Analysing the performance of transactional processing teams, driving efficiency, and finding improvements for the business
• Helping to develop junior member of the transactional accounting team.
• Assisting in audit and year-end procedures
• Projects and ad hoc tasks as required to support the wider function.

You'll benefit from:

This is a fast-paced environment with great long-term potential to gain commercial exposure and to enhance your career. The team work well together, celebrating achievement and working hard.

• A strong starting salary negotiable DOE
• Study support for AAT / ACCA / CIMA
• Great holiday package - 25 days + 8 bank holidays, rising with service each year up to 5
• Flexible hours on offer and hybrid working arrangement.
• Newly refurbished open plan office

The ideal candidate will have:

• Minimum experience of 2-3 years in an accounts assistant position / similar level role
• Strong knowledge of Excel inc pivot tables, v-lookups, and formulae
• Good people skills, being able to communicate with a diverse range of people
• Studying towards an accountancy qualification / QBE
• The desire to improve yourself and others around you - ensuring high standards

Don't tick every box?

We encourage candidates to push themselves and to go for it! Whilst you might not meet all the criteria we're looking for, there are plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.

We also have additional vacancies like this one at a more junior and senior level, if you're not suitable for this position, we might have others that you'd like to hear about! Nothing ventured is nothing gained.

For immediate consideration please submit an updated CV to this advert, the client is happy to wait if the right person has a notice period.

What's next?

Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a registration with Victoria ahead of submitting your CV to the client. We will have a good chat regarding your career and how we can help.

Following this, your CV will be sent off with a consultant overview to secure you that interview. The interview process will most likely be 2 stages taking place in the office