Assistant Accountant

Are you a bright and ambitious Accounts Assistant looking for a role where you can develop and progress? If so this might be the role for you.

We are delighted to be working with a very well established business in Bishops Stortford who are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Financial Controller.

This role will support the preparation of accurate and timely management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations for the UK Distribution and Manufacturing business. They will also assist with year-end, audit, VAT returns and departmental reporting.

The role is a new position within the Finance Team and will support the business with meaningful analysis on key areas including daily reporting to the Executive Management Team and weekly profit analysis to the Commercial team ensuring that the financial information is clearly understood by nonfinance audiences. Alongside the UK Financial Controller, the Assistant Management Accountant will also be involved in supporting the improvement of current processes and implementation of new ones.

This role presents the opportunity to develop and progress whilst studying for AAT, which will be supported by the company. 

Financial Accounting
• Support month end processes to the agreed timeline with the agreed accuracy
• Assist in the completion of our statutory audit, working with the external auditors, the finance team and the wider business teams
• Completion and submission of the quarterly VAT return for the Distribution and Manufacturing business
• Promote the business accounting policies

Management Reporting & Analysis
• Prepare monthly management accounts from trial balance stage, analysing key variances and providing insightful summary commentary
• Work closely with the UK Financial Controller supporting production of the annual budget
• Production of insightful Commercial Analysis for a non-Finance audience on a weekly basis

This role offers hybrid working and a supportive, collaborative environment.