Assistant Management Accountant

This is a fantastic opportunity for a CIMA/ACCA part-qualified professional, or someone currently working towards their qualification, to join a successful and expanding business operating within the Manufacturing sector.

Reporting into the Senior Management Accountant, you will provide essential support to the wider finance team, helping to deliver timely and accurate financial information, contribute to management reporting, and support the business with informed financial and commercial analysis.

Key responsibilities will include

Assisting with the preparation of monthly and year-end management accounts, ensuring all reporting deadlines are achieved

Supporting the Senior Management Accountant with budgeting, forecasting, and wider financial planning activities

Performing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving any discrepancies or unusual movements

Preparing detailed variance analysis, providing clear commentary around financial and operational results

Producing management information and reports to support senior management and leadership discussions

Supporting the month-end close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and other accounting adjustments

Ensuring financial data and records remain accurate and up to date, in line with company policies and internal controls

Identifying opportunities to improve finance processes, systems, and management reporting

Assisting with wider finance team activities and providing support on ad hoc projects when required

This role provides excellent scope for professional development and progression, offering broad exposure to the finance function and the opportunity to strengthen your management accounting skills within a dynamic and commercially focused manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate will be studying towards CIMA or ACCA, or be motivated to begin a professional accounting qualification. You will have previous experience in a Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant, or Finance Assistant position.

This opportunity would suit someone looking to further develop their technical accounting capability while gaining greater commercial exposure within a supportive and forward-thinking organisation.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.