Assistant Management Accountant, Hertfordshire

Sheridan Maine is working with a well-established organisation to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to join their finance team. This is a varied and hands-on role, offering exposure across management accounts, transactional finance, payroll, systems, and financial controls. It is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their technical accounting skills and progress within a supportive and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities as the Assistant Management Accountant:

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, including accurate collation and validation of financial data
• Assist with month-end close processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and ledger maintenance
• Perform reconciliations across key ledgers, including sales ledger, purchase ledger, and bank accounts
• Support accounts payable processes, including invoice processing, payment runs, supplier reconciliations, and query management
• Assist with payroll processing, including data input, monthly payroll runs, and reconciliation of payroll control accounts
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements including PAYE, NIC, pensions auto-enrolment, and HMRC reporting
• Support preparation and submission of VAT returns, ensuring correct tax treatment of transactions
• Assist with financial reporting, providing accurate transactional data and supporting management information packs
• Assist with cash flow monitoring and financial analysis where required
• Contribute to the use and development of finance systems, supporting data integrity and system improvements
• Identify and support implementation of process improvements and automation opportunities within finance operations
• Liaise with operational teams, suppliers, and customers to resolve financial queries and ensure smooth processes
• Provide ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support management decision-making
• Work collaboratively with the wider finance team to support workload priorities and deadlines

To succeed in this Assistant Management Accountant position:

You will ideally have experience in a finance or assistant accountant role and be working towards an AAT, ACCA, or CIMA qualification. You will have a strong understanding of transactional finance and month-end processes, with excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills. Experience with finance systems (such as Sage) would be beneficial, along with the ability to communicate effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

If you’re passionate about this position or are keen to hear more, please click on “apply” as soon as possible.
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
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