Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Location: Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire (Hybrid)
Benefits: Hybrid Working, Flexible Hours, Study Support + many more brilliant benefits!
A well-established and forward-thinking systems integration specialist, operating within highly regulated and technically demanding sectors such as energy, nuclear, renewables, and manufacturing, is seeking a Assistant Management Accountant to join their dynamic finance team.
With a strong reputation for innovation and operational excellence, the company offers a collaborative environment where finance professionals are supported to grow their careers and add real value across the business.
About the Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Assistant Management Accountant will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of core finance processes, while supporting senior finance stakeholders and contributing to wider business performance. This is a varied position suited to someone who is detail-oriented, proactive, and confident in supporting across multiple areas of finance.
Key Responsibilities
• Cashflow Management: Perform daily bank reconciliations, update cashflow forecasts, and liaise with sales and purchase ledger teams to ensure accurate reporting.
• Month-End Close: Prepare and post journals, including accruals, prepayments, and project adjustments.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Complete monthly reconciliations and quarterly cut-off testing.
• Reporting & Governance: Produce monthly reports analysing variances against budget/forecast and engage with stakeholders to provide insight.
• Utilisation Monitoring: Create weekly utilisation reports and collaborate with Finance Business Partners to improve forecasting accuracy.
• Fixed Assets: Maintain the fixed asset register, process additions/disposals, and support capex committee meetings with relevant reporting.
• Audit Support: Assist with year-end and interim audits, respond to auditor queries, and help prepare statutory accounts.
• Team Support: Provide cover and support across the finance team, including sales and purchase ledger, during busy periods.
• Ad Hoc Tasks: Support the wider finance function with project work and continuous improvements.
What We're Looking For
• Experience in a project- or service-based finance environment (involving time and expense tracking)
• Ideally part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) and working towards full qualification
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using finance/accounting software
• Excellent organisational and reconciliation skills
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, self-checking approach
• Clear communicator, capable of working across departments and with varying stakeholders
Benefits
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible/hybrid working model
• Study Support
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance cover
• Mental health and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work and green car schemes
This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated finance professional to develop their career in a growing and supportive environment, with exposure to a wide range of responsibilities and the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders across the business.
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Morson Talent
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for a month
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST12, England
£40,000 per annum
Full Time
Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
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Sonic Summary
- The position of Assistant Management Accountant offers a salary range of £35,000 - £40,000 and is located in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire with a hybrid working model.
- The role requires experience in a project- or service-based finance environment and ideally, candidates should be part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent).
- Key responsibilities include cashflow management, month-end close processes, balance sheet reconciliations, and producing monthly reports for stakeholders.
- The company provides excellent benefits such as flexible hours, study support, private healthcare, and a company pension scheme.
- This opportunity is ideal for a detail-oriented and proactive finance professional looking to grow their career in a supportive and innovative environment.
