Assistant Management Accountant

Overview

Assistant Management Accountant – Birmingham, West Midlands. Cooksongold is a global manufacturer of precious metal products, part of HM Precious Metals. We offer bespoke manufacturing, stampings and precious metal scrap refining, and specialise in precious metal 3D printing for the jewellery, aerospace, medical and automotive sectors. Based in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, we are a growing business with around 280 employees, recognised for quality and customer satisfaction.

We are recruiting for an experienced Assistant Management Accountant with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts to reporting deadlines, including journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Support variance analysis against budget and forecast, providing commentary for review.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly reforecasts, including data collection from departmental managers.
• Assist with the preparation of quarterly VAT returns and supporting schedules, including responses to HMRC queries.
• Reconcile company credit card statements, ensuring expenditure is accurately coded and supported by valid documentation.
• Identify and implement improvements to finance processes, with a focus on automation and reporting efficiency.

• Minimum two years’ experience in a finance role with exposure to month end processes.
• Experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations and journals.
• Strong Excel skills with a sound understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accruals-based accounting.
• Part qualified CIMA or ACCA, or AAT qualified and committed to commencing CIMA/ACCA study.
• Proactive and inquisitive, willing to challenge existing processes and suggest improvements.
• Discreet and professional in handling confidential and commercially sensitive information.

• An excellent opportunity to build breadth of experience in your field
• Life Assurance up to four times salary
• Up to 34 days’ paid leave per year
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to a GP, counselling and legal advice
• Interest-free loans for travel to work costs
• Generous Pension Scheme with company matching up to 8%

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