Assistant Management Accountant



Pertemps Reading are currently recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to join a reputable client based in Reading.



Hours: 9:00am – 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

Working Pattern: 1 day per week hybrid working (4 days in the office)



Key Responsibilities for this Assistant Management Accountant will include:

Purchase Ledger Management

• Take ownership of the purchase ledger function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices

• Review, code and post invoices accurately, maintaining strong financial controls and supporting month-end reporting

• Perform supplier statement reconciliations, proactively investigating and resolving discrepancies

• Manage the finance inbox, acting as a key point of contact for supplier queries and internal stakeholders

• Assist in drafting monthly management accounts for both the UK and Irish entities

• Prepare journals, accruals, and prepayments

• Perform balance sheet reconciliations

• Support month-end processes and reporting deadlines

• Reviewing and cleansing finance and Insurance underwriting data

• Identifying discrepancies and resolving inconsistencies

• Producing and maintaining underwriting reports in co-ordination with the Underwriter

• Assisting with data extraction, analysis and importation

• Supporting month-end reporting requirements, in particular claims

• Ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial and underwriting data

• Drafting Insurance Underwriting Bordereaux for submission

• Calculate and pay associated insurance funds payments and commissions

• Assisting with cover across both the payments and accounts team

• Experience working in a finance function (payables and/or management accounts exposure)

• Strong Excel skills

• High attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines

• Good communication skills

• Comfortable working with financial systems and large data sets

• Experience within insurance or underwriting environments

• Studying towards ACCA/CIMA/ACA (or planning to start)

• Organised and methodical

• Proactive and self-motivated

• Team player with a flexible approach

• Comfortable working to deadlines

• Strong problem-solving mindset

• Hybrid working (1 day per week from home)

• Supportive team environment

• Opportunity to develop within a growing finance function

• Study support package

• Exposure across UK and Irish entities