Assistant Management Accountant

ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT / MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

SALFORD, GREATER MANCHESTER (HYBRID WORKING)

£35,000 to £40,000 + BENEFITS + STUDY SUPPORT

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.

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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