Assistant Management Accountant

Wakefield | Permanent | Study Support Available | £35,000

Are you an AAT-qualified or AAT studier Assistant Accountant looking for a role that will give you more exposure to management accounts and help you take the next step in your career?

This could be a great opportunity to join an established manufacturing business with a well-established finance team. The role offers a broad mix of management accounting duties and transactional finance, giving you the chance to build on your existing experience while gradually taking on more responsibility.

What will you be doing?

Working closely with the wider finance team, you’ll have involvement across both the day-to-day finance function and the monthly reporting cycle. Your responsibilities will include:

Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts

Completing balance sheet and bank reconciliations

Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments

Assisting with month-end processes

Supporting purchase and sales ledger activity

Maintaining the general ledger and investigating discrepancies

Assisting with fixed asset accounting

Supporting budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

Helping with supplier reconciliations and credit control when required

The role is deliberately varied, so you’ll gain exposure to different areas of finance rather than being restricted to one area of transactional accounting.

What are they looking for?

You’ll ideally be AAT qualified with experience in a varied finance or accounts position. You should have a good understanding of reconciliations, journals and month-end processes, alongside some exposure to management accounts.

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who wants to develop and progress. Whether you’re already studying ACCA/CIMA or are looking to start your professional qualification, study support is available.

Why consider this opportunity?

Established and stable manufacturing business

Broad role combining transactional finance and management accounting

ACCA/CIMA study support

Opportunity to develop your management accounting skills

Supportive and established finance team

Scope to take on additional responsibility as your experience grows

Candidates available to start at short notice will be considered

This is an ideal opportunity for an AAT-qualified / AAT Studier assistant accountant who has built a solid foundation in transactional finance and is now ready to step into a broader management accounting role.