Assistant Management Accountant -South Leeds Job in Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Assistant Management Accountant -South Leeds Job in Leeds, West Yorkshire

Job Description
One of my favourite clients, based within the South Leeds area are currently looking to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant on a permanent basis. This business has experienced a strong period of growth despite the current climate and as such are looking to grow their long standing, existing team. This role reports into an extremely supportive and personable Finance Manager. This is an excellent opportunity for someone that has ideally had practical experience of calculating accruals, prepayments and journals that is looking to develop and progress.

This is a great opportunity to join a company that really do invest in their people, the successful candidate will gain access to an excellent benefits package and will be able to develop and progress into a pure management accountant role within the near future.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone that has ideally had practical experience of calculating accruals, prepayments and journals and study support will be provided. The ideal candidate will also have had some exposure to the monthly management accounts process within a previous finance role.

The role will primarily be focused upon assisting with the production of the management accounts and will allow long term career development and progression and will involve some finance business partnering. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting with the monthly closing and reporting of the accounting records, related account reconciliations and will involve interaction with stakeholders across the business. The company can offer free onsite parking, modern offices and the chance to work with a friendly, supportive team.

As the Assistant Management Accountant, your main duties will initially include but are not limited to the following:-

Key responsibilities of the role are:-

-Supporting in the production of monthly management accounts including journals, reconciliations, variance analysis and accounts preparation.
-Assisting in year-end accounts.
-Maintaining and updating control accounts including calculation of monthly accruals and prepayments.
-Assisting with the budgeting and forecasting processes as the role develops.
-Ad-hoc project work and financial analysis as required.
-Assisting with the preparation of MI for senior management and monitoring costs and identifying ways of cost saving.
-Balance sheet reconciliations.
-Reconciling data and key point of contact between all areas of finance.
-Assisting with the production of reports and any commentary.

The ideal candidate will:-

– Ideally have experience of working within a finance team and will have a desire to progress within the industry.
– Be ideally AAT qualified or will be in the early stages of CIMA/ACCA or will have the relevant practical work experience.
– Be looking to join a growing business that will allow you to progress whilst supporting your studies.
– Have excellent IT skills, with strong Excel skills.
– Have experience of working within a similar role.
– Be able to work within a fast paced environment.
– Be able to work as part of a team.
– Have excellent communication skills.

For more information please contact Gemma Watmough

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

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Leeds
County: West Yorkshire
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £24000 – £30000/annum
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