Assistant Management Accountant in Stoke - Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited

The Role

We are proud to be working with a successful and growing organisation to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team. This role offers excellent exposure to management accounting, month-end processes, and business partnering, making it ideal for someone looking to progress their accounting career.

Reporting into the Management Accountant / Finance Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the production of accurate and timely financial information to support decision-making across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Produce and post journals, including accruals and prepayments
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes
• Assist with the production of weekly and monthly reporting packs
• Work closely with non-finance stakeholders to support cost control
• Support year-end accounts and audit preparation
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant role (minimum 5 years)
• Actively studying towards ACCA, CIMA, or ACA (or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of month-end processes
• Confident user of Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, basic formulas)
• Experience working with accounting systems / ERPs
• Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail
• Proactive, organised, and comfortable working to deadlines

If this role is something that is of interest to you, then please apply with an up-to-date version of your CV.

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