Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant

£35-40,000 | Full time, permanent | Wigan

Accountable Recruitment is working with a well‑established, growing organisation to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team. With operations spanning multiple locations this business provides a great opportunity to gain wide‑ranging exposure in a fast‑paced, commercially focused environment. Working closely with the finance team, you will support the day‑to‑day running of the finance function, oversee transactional processes, and contribute to accurate and timely financial reporting.

• Supporting the business with the smooth running of the finance function
• Supervising and providing guidance to members of the accounts team
• Assisting with the production of monthly management accounts
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variances
• Reconciling asset profitability between operational records and financial reporting
• Maintaining accurate fixed asset/stock records and supporting periodic stock checks
• Preparing payroll data for submission to an outsourced provider
• Completing VAT returns
• Supporting cashbook processes, including payments and receipts
• Managing and reconciling creditor balances
• Identifying opportunities to enhance processes, controls, and efficiencies

• Previous experience in a similar management accounts or finance role
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Confident user of Excel
• Experience with finance systems
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Proactive, resilient, and solutions‑oriented mindset
• Strong communication skills with a positive, can‑do approach

• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Company pension scheme
• Opportunity to develop within a growing and evolving business
• Broad exposure across financial reporting, operational finance, and asset management
• Supportive and collaborative team environment