Assistant Management Accountant

Salary: £28,000-£35,000

Location:

Twickenham

Hybrid Working: 3 Days in the Office

Are you a sharp, curious finance professional looking to accelerate your career and secure your professional qualification? We are looking for a driven Assistant Management Accountant to join our team.

Reporting directly to a Finance Business Partner, you won’t just be crunching numbers—you will be digging into the why behind them. This role offers a perfect blend of core financial accounting and strategic commercial exposure, making it the ultimate launchpad for a future Finance Leader.

Key responsibilities

Reporting to a Finance Business Partner
, you will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts and assisting with crucial financial tasks. Your day-to-day duties will include:

• Ownership of the Numbers: Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, taking pride in delivering a flawless financial snapshot.
• Commercial Insight: Produce monthly reporting packs and write the narrative on variances against budget and forecasts. You'll help tell the story behind the data.
• Forward Planning: Actively assist with budgeting, long-term business plans, and monthly rolling forecasting.
• Financial Integrity: Keep the engine running smoothly by posting journals, managing accruals/prepayments, maintaining the Chart of Accounts, and keeping balance sheet reconciliations airtight.

We are looking for someone who is hungry to learn, thrives under pressure, and loves a challenge.

Skills and Abilities:

• Data Savvy: Advanced Excel skills and a genuine love for analytical problem-solving. You should be comfortable navigating large datasets.
• The  Value-Add  Mindset: Exceptional attention to detail combined with a proactive, positive attitude. You don’t just spot a problem; you think about the solution.
• Strong Communicator: Ability to translate complex data into clear, concise insights for both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Adaptable Team Player: You are receptive to new ideas, flexible in your working style, and deeply committed to helping the wider team smash its goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Actively pursuing, or looking to start, a professional accounting qualification (ACCA / CIMA / ACA).

We are a Disability Confident employer and offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the above minimum criteria.

To be considered as part of this initiative, please ensure you indicate if you have a disability when applying for the post.

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• 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year with our ‘Work from Anywhere’ days
• Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3) allowing you the flexibility to adapt your work schedule to your personal commitments
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plans:
  With our health cash plans, you can access a range of healthcare benefits, including coverage for medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more

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