Assistant Management Accountant

Salary: £35,000 - £37,000

Location: Dorset (Hybrid)

Hours: 37

Duration: Permanent

Reference: J86675

Venn Group are currently working with a Housing Provider in the South West, who are seeking an AssistantManagement Accountant to provide the best financial information and support for the group.

Main duties of the job:

• Assist with the production of monthly management and annual statutory accounts
• Assist with the preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Support the preparation of financial reports for budget holders and other stakeholders external to finance
• Maintain a good level of technical accounting knowledge to ensure that accounts are prepared correctly and in line with the relevant accounting standards
• Ensure all reporting deadlines are met without exception
• Balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with best practice
• Journal processing, including ensuring the correct accounting of accruals and prepayments
• Interrogation of financial systems to identify errors and make corrections
• Variance analysis
• Ad-hoc reporting and analysis
• Identify opportunities for improvements
• External returns and reporting

Essential Skills:

• Educated to GCSE and A-Level Standard (or equivalent), including GCSE passes in English and Maths
• Experience of working in a finance department of a medium sized organisation
• Studying, or desire to study, towards a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) is desirable