Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant

Banbury

£27,000 - 32,000 dependent on experience

Our client is looking for an ambitious Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team of 12 based near Banbury, Oxfordshire. The role will suit somebody who has already started a career in finance and is looking to continue to develop and qualify. The role will provide exposure to transactional accounting as well as commercial and operational exposure.

Main responsibilities

• Processing accounting entries on clients' accounts
• Reconciling accruals and deferral accounts
• Analysing variances and performance of client accounts, drawing insight, and discussing with Operations teams
• Supporting operations on financial analysis required on ad-hoc basis
• Acting as a direct point of contact for our clients' finance teams
• Raising sales invoices and distributing to operations and client
• Management of client accounts
• Monthly Reconciliations of Balance Sheet account
• Involvement in budget setting and analysis to support
• Cash and banking reconciliations
• Overhead analysis
• Supporting other areas of the finance department such as accounts payables and sales ledger
• Other ad-hoc duties to support team objectives

Key Personal Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work on your own initiative and work well within a team
• To be able to engage effectively with others in a professional, unbiased, and discreet manner
• Able to provide attention to detail, work under pressure, have excellent communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal)
• Personal attributes include reliability, honesty, loyalty, and self-motivation
• A competent user of a PC - MS office i.e. Outlook, Word and Excel
• Ambition to develop and improve skills and knowledge
• Willingness to learn new skills and responsibilities

Qualifications and experience

• AAT qualification
• At least 3 years relative experience
• Ideal but not essential Microsoft Dynamics GP experience
• Proficient in using Microsoft excel

Benefits

• 23 days holiday + bank holidays (increases to 25 after 2 years' service)
• Study package support - AAT, ACCA, CIMA, ACA
• Hybrid working