Assistant Management Accountant - Lowell
Location: Leeds, Thorpe Park, Hybrid working.
Together, we make credit work better for all! Our mission is to help customers on the path to becoming debt free; with a real focus on helping our customers pay off their debts in practical and affordable ways. We do this honestly, ethically and by treating our customers with dignity and respect.
We buy debts from lots of different companies in all kinds of sectors as well as provide collection services for other businesses. Our focus on sustainability, hybrid working, leadership development and career progression makes working at Lowell a rewarding experience.
Now let's talk about your role:
We have an opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our team. If you're working towards an accounting qualification and want to develop your career in a supportive, dynamic business then this could be the role for you.
Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
To deliver the critical elements of quality (relevance and reliability of information) and timeliness. Including, but not limited to:
Preparing and uploading appropriate and accurate journals required for month end, including understanding the processes and the numbers.
Sourcing, analysing, and explaining trends in the financials for the area of responsibility. Recognising any potential adjustments.
Deliver the month-end timetable, liaising with stakeholders across finance (within BSU, FP&A, Finance BPs and External Reporting) to agree appropriate deadlines.
To ensure timely and accurate postings to meet the month end and year end deadlines.
Preparing accurate and complete balance sheet reconciliations monthly; escalating any issues and enquiring on any anomalies. Investigating the detail of balances.
Identification of opportunities to streamline and automate processes.
To build relationships with internal stakeholders and specifically to ensure clear and open communication.
To ensure all accounting and company policies and practices are adhered to.
Maintaining an appropriate control environment, understanding the responsibility for compliance and risk management.
.What we need from you:
You will be working towards an accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
Highly numerate and capable of digesting and interpreting financial information.
Proactive, analytical and with a drive to learn and to understand the business.
Rigorous, methodical and well organised with excellent attention to detail.
Comfortable user of Microsoft excels and having used a financial system.
Ability to manage own workload to ensure that activities are correctly prioritised and that all interested parties are aware of deadlines and progress.
Developing knowledge of management and financial accounting principles.
Capable of identifying improvements; a natural, proactive problem solver.
Positive and driven with a desire to develop self, ability to complete tasks with limited supervision.
Preferably:
A mission that gives back:
You'll also have lots of opportunities to make an impact on your personal development. At Lowell we have a big focus on helping our colleagues develop their careers and grow with us, together.
So, whatever your culture, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, or disability status, if you're ready to help us make credit work better for all, we think you'll fit right in. Our people are our strength, so we build strong teams thriving with diverse voices, and offer benefits that can keep our people strong.
That means…
A competitive salary.
A discretionary annual bonus for a job well done.
3% flexible benefits; pick additional benefits or take as cash each month. Whether this is extra holiday or dental cover there will be something for you.
We are committed to a hybrid working environment, where we will ask you to work in our Leeds office, which will be based in Thorpe Park. Our new purpose-built office to support collaborative working and those meaningful moments you'll only get from being in the office.
Free parking when you are in the office and when working from home, you'll be fully equipped with everything you'll need to be successful.
28 days holiday plus public holidays with the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
Life assurance.
A fantastic culture with more little perks along the way including, self-development opportunities, recognition awards and on-site facilities to support the varying needs of our colleagues.
Job security
Ready to share in that mission?
Our people are our greatest asset. That means part of our mission is building a workplace where you can grow with us, and help us go on to make a difference, together.
Together, we go further - and it starts with you. So, if you're interested in adding your voice to our fantastic team of people, take the first step and apply today…
