ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER (HYBRID WORKING)
£35,000 to £40,000 + BENEFITS + STUDY SUPPORT
THE OPPORTUNITY:
We’re partnering with a well-established and growing business based in Salford that is looking to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant / Management Accountant to join their finance team on a permanent basis.This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong management accounting experience who is confident using Xero and looking for a varied, hands‑on finance role within a growing business.
Working within a small finance team, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts, financial analysis, reconciliations and reporting, whilst also taking a hands‑on approach to transactional finance activities including purchase ledger and sales ledger.
THE ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT ROLE:
- Preparing and supporting monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet and variance analysis
- Managing month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, journal postings and reconciliations
- Completing balance sheet reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring accurate financial records
- Producing financial reports and analysing income, expenditure and performance against budgets
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow reporting activities
- Preparing financial information and analysis to support senior management decision‑making
- Supporting purchase ledger activities, including invoice processing, supplier reconciliations and payment runs
- Assisting with sales ledger processes, ensuring income is accurately recorded and reconciled
- Maintaining accurate accounting records within Xero and ensuring transactions are correctly allocated
- Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting and internal controls
- Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc accounting and reporting duties
THE PERSON:
- Current experience within an Assistant Management Accountant, Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant or similar role
- Strong experience preparing or supporting the production of monthly management accounts
- Confident with month‑end journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
- Experience using Xero is essential
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including financial reporting and analysis
- Experience with purchase ledger and sales ledger processes, with a willingness to support transactional finance duties
- AAT qualified, ACCA/CIMA part‑qualified or Qualified by Experience would be advantageous
- Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
- A proactive and hands‑on individual who enjoys working within a small finance team
- Confident managing competing priorities and taking ownership of accounting responsibilities
We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.
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