Assistant Management Accountant

Your new company
Working for a large, well-renowned organisation as an Assistant Management Accountant. This role sits within a mission-driven environment, where employees often find their work aligned with a sense of purpose. It holds a supportive culture, which emphasises personal development with opportunities for training and professional growth. This is a 2-year FTC which offers flexible hybrid working with 2 days required in the office per week.
Your new role

• Reporting to the Management Accountant.
• Producing regular monthly journals, including intercompany recharges, accruals and prepayments etc.
• Assisting with the production of monthly management accounts/budget holder reports for designated departments.
• Undertaking preliminary variance analysis between budgets, forecasts and actuals and drafting variance commentary.
• Calculating, recording, monitoring and payment of grants.
• Investigating discrepancies and unexpected variances, making corrections if required.
• Undertaking ad-hoc analysis.
• Assisting in review and preparation of phased budgets, financial plans and forecasts and loading budgets and forecasts into SAP.

What you'll need to succeed

• Strong Excel skills and experience with manipulating large volumes of data.
• Experience of working in the finance function of a large organisation, including in a management accounting context.
• Good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and basic accounting adjustments such as accruals, prepayments and fixed assets.
• Either part-qualified or looking to start studying.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to prioritise, remain calm under pressure, meet deadlines and have a flexible approach to work.

What you'll get in return

• 25 days of annual leave plus an additional 3 days' leave and bank holidays.
• Hybrid working - 2 days in the office per week.
• Great contributory pension scheme.
• etc

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