Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant – St Columb - £28k- £33k – Full time – Permanent

If you enjoy working with numbers, spotting things others might miss and understanding what sits behind the figures, this could be a great next step in your finance career.

Trial Balance Consulting is exclusively working with an established organisation in Cornwall to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant. This is a varied opportunity to join a finance team where you'll get involved in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, helping colleagues understand the numbers and make informed decisions.

You don't need to be a fully qualified accountant or have managed the entire month end process independently. What's important is that you have a good grounding in finance, are confident using Excel and enjoy getting into the detail.

What will you be doing?

- Helping monitor budgets and forecasts, comparing actual income and expenditure against expectations.

- Investigating variances, checking figures and preparing clear explanations of what the numbers show.

- Maintaining financial information within budgeting and reporting systems.

- Supporting annual budgets and regular forecasting exercises.

- Assisting with month end activities, including coding checks, journals, accruals and reconciliations.

- Preparing financial schedules, reports and supporting information for meetings and audits.

- Working with colleagues to resolve queries, improve reporting and ensure financial information is accurate and reliable.

What are we looking for?

You'll ideally have experience working in a finance team or accountancy practice, with a good understanding of everyday accounting principles and financial systems.

You'll also bring:

- Good Excel skills and confidence working with spreadsheets and financial data.

- An analytical approach, with the ability to investigate discrepancies and explain what you've found.

- Experience with reconciliations, journals or other month end tasks.

- An organised, methodical approach and the confidence to ask questions when something doesn't look right.

- Experience supporting budgets, forecasts or management accounts would be useful, as would AAT Level 3 or above. However, we're interested in practical ability and potential, not just qualifications or job titles.

You might already be an Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant, Finance Officer or Finance Analyst looking for a role that gives you more exposure to financial analysis and business planning.

If you're looking for a role that takes you beyond transactional finance and gives you the opportunity to build your analytical skills, I'd be happy to have a confidential conversation.

Contact Dan Saunders at Trial Balance Consulting, quoting reference DS11353, for more information.

Suitable for candidates searching for Assistant Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Finance Analyst, Finance Officer, Senior Finance Officer or Budget Analyst opportunities