Assistant Management Accountant

Excellent progression | Supportive family-run business | Stunning location

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established, family-run business as an Assistant Management Accountant. You’ll be part of a supportive finance team where you’ll be genuinely valued, working in a beautiful location with real long-term stability and career growth.

This is a varied, hands-on role covering both transactional accounting and management accounts duties.

Key Responsibilities

Transactional & Day-to-Day Accounting

• Posting daily direct credits and reconciling the sales ledger
• Reviewing weekly payments and requesting payment from non-notified debtors
• Managing PDQ transactions and journals
• Taking and reconciling credit card payments
• Managing invoice runs, issuing invoices, and chasing outstanding payments
• Sending weekly price updates
• Logging expense receipts for quarterly reclaim
• Managing the purchase ledger and supporting credit control
• Reconciling supplier statements and obtaining approvals
• Processing month-end and urgent mid-month supplier payments
• Resolving invoice queries and issuing credits
• Setting up new customer accounts and issuing monthly statements
• Managing the accounts inbox and allocating queries
• Maintaining bank reconciliations and monitoring incoming/outgoing payments

Management Accounting Responsibilities

• Managing accruals, prepayments, and preparing month-end accounts up to trial balance
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Overseeing payroll processing
• Producing management accounts
• Maintaining control accounts and completing balance sheet reconciliations
• Analysing variances and financial trends
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting
• Producing internal financial reports
• Improving financial processes and efficiencies
• Supporting the Finance Manager with ad-hoc projects

What We’re Looking For

• Previous accounts experience is essential
• Sage 50 experience — desirable
• Intermediate Excel skills — desirable
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• A proactive, adaptable approach with a willingness to learn and grow
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines

Working Hours

• Office-based, Monday to Friday
• 37.5 hours per week
• Flexible start and finish times