Assistant Management Accountant
Posted 5 days ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Sunderland, UK
Summary: The Assistant Management Accountant role is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Sunderland, offering a hybrid working arrangement. The position involves maintaining financial systems, preparing management accounts, and collaborating with business managers to identify cost-saving opportunities. This role is ideal for detail-oriented finance professionals seeking to contribute to a high-performing finance team in a supportive environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain the finance system, ensuring accurate coding and project costing
- Verify and post journals as required
- Calculate and post income and expenditure accruals and prepayments
- Prepare quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis
- Conduct income reconciliation and analysis
- Ensure revenue recognition aligns with accounting standards
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly management accounts
- Support the finance team in preparing annual budgets and periodic forecasts
- Collaborate with business managers to identify sustainable cost-saving opportunities
- Review supplier contracts and recommend renewals or alternatives
- Prepare reports to assess the financial performance of ongoing projects
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in a similar finance or accounting role
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
Salary (Rate): £34,000 yearly
City: Sunderland
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance
Job Opportunity: Assistant Management Accountant (Maternity Cover)
Location: Sunderland (Hybrid - 3 days from home, 2 days in the office)
Contract Type: Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £34,000 per annum
Are you a detail-oriented finance professional looking for your next opportunity in a dynamic and supportive environment? Hays are currently recruiting for an
Assistant Management Accountant to join a well-established organisation in Sunderland on a maternity cover basis.This hybrid role offers the flexibility of working from home three days a week, with two days in the office, and provides a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a high-performing finance team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain the finance system, ensuring accurate coding and project costing
- Verify and post journals as required
- Calculate and post income and expenditure accruals and prepayments
- Prepare quarterly balance sheet reconciliations and P&L analysis
- Conduct income reconciliation and analysis
- Ensure revenue recognition aligns with accounting standards
- Assist in the preparation of quarterly management accounts
- Support the finance team in preparing annual budgets and periodic forecasts
- Collaborate with business managers to identify sustainable cost-saving opportunities
- Review supplier contracts and recommend renewals or alternatives
- Prepare reports to assess the financial performance of ongoing projects
What We're Looking For:
- Proven experience in a similar finance or accounting role
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team
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