Assistant Management Accountant

We are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team.

• Has experience working within a finance or management accounts environment.
• Has a good understanding of accruals, prepayments, budgeting, and month-end reporting processes.
• Has the ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and communicate findings clearly.
• Has good organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
• Is confident communicating with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Has intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring financial information is accurate, complete, and delivered within reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and maintain monthly prepayments, accruals, and other period‑end journals to ensure costs are recognised in the correct accounting period.
• Assist with capital expenditure accounting, including monitoring spend, maintaining fixed asset records, and ensuring accurate reporting of CAPEX movements.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly sales reporting, providing timely insight into trading performance, highlighting trends, and supporting operational decision‑making across the business.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by working with departmental managers to review assumptions, challenge costs, and develop robust financial plans.
• Carry out variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key movements and explaining underlying drivers.
• Assist in preparing financial information and supporting analysis for management and board reporting.
• Prepare and complete bank reconciliations, ensuring cash balances are accurate, reconciling differences promptly, and investigating any unreconciled items or discrepancies.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Provide guidance and day‑to‑day support to the Finance Apprentice.

• This is a full‑time role working 37.5 hours per week. A flexible approach is required.
• The role is permanent.
• Salary: £35,000 per annum.

• 28 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service.
• Free onsite parking.
• Colleague discount from the day you join, along with Family & Friends discount days.
• Long service awards.
• Birthday leave.
• Company pension scheme.
• Colleague recognition schemes.
• Free colleague & family events.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Onsite Colleague Bistro and excellent colleague facilities.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Training and development opportunities.