Assistant Management Accountant

Sewell Wallis is working with a prominent Doncaster-based business, as they look to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to join a busy, high functioning finance team, working in a varied role which will play a key part in supporting the growth agenda for the business sector and supporting new projects.

What will you be doing?

• Produce various cost lines within weekly accounts and be able to explain the variances with meaningful commentary to operational stakeholders and the Finance Manager.
• Completion of weekly reports and analysis for the Customer.
• The Assistant Management Accountant will support the Finance Manager with annual budgets and forecasts for both the company and the customer.
• Ensure accurate accrual and prepayment postings into the ledgers.
• Attend weekly cost reviews with Finance and Senior Operational employees - explaining costs and variances as and when required.
• Manage time, attendance output and Payroll on site through exception reporting & dealing with all queries concerning any overtime/amendments.
• Month-end procedures, including balancing costs reported, and ensuring all risks and opportunities are flagged to the Finance Manager.
• Variance analysis.
• Fuel forecasting and system monitoring, and reconciliation, ensuring we always have sufficient fuel stocks.
• Outbase reporting - monitoring and training of outbase employees, where necessary, on the reports required by Finance to correctly capture operational costs each week.
• Monthly Balance Sheet reviews, flagging any concerns to the Finance Manager.
• Supervision of Finance Assistant.
• Reconciliation and control of monthly & weekly salaries in terms of establishment numbers and cost.
• Completion of all month-end processes to achieve required deadlines for both the business and Customer Period Ends.
• Lead weekly fleet meeting and ensure minutes are actioned.
• Working with the Finance Manager in developing further the site reporting model for P&Ls, Stats and KPIs.

What skills are we looking for?

• AAT Qualified and/or studying towards CIMA/ACCA.
• Confident on Excel (basics of VLOOKUP's, Pivot tables, SUMIFS)
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and able to work accurately under pressure, plus flexible to the needs of the business during key reporting periods
• The successful candidate will have positive personality with a can-do attitude, a questioning mind who is happy to challenge back the operation when reviewing costs to find the right answer

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working.
• Study Support.
• 25 days annual leave and bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme
• Employee benefits discount platform
• Holiday purchase scheme
• On site parking

Send us your CV below or contact Lawrie Bacon for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.