Assistant Management Accountant

Sharp Consultancy are delighted to be working with a well-established manufacturing business based in Chesterfield as they look to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to strengthen their finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional who is actively studying towards an accounting qualification and is looking to develop their management accounting skills within a supportive and fast-paced manufacturing environment. Working closely with the Financial Controller, you'll gain exposure to a broad range of month-end, reporting and commercial finance activities, making this an ideal next step for someone looking to progress their career.

Key responsibilities will include:

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• Assisting the Financial Controller with the preparation and maintenance of sales budgets and forecasts.
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• Supporting the production of monthly management accounts.
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• Completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
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• Producing financial analysis and sales reporting to support business decision-making.
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• Maintaining and administering the company's expense claims system.
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• Processing payments and cashbook postings.
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• Overseeing sales rebate calculations and reporting.
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• Calculating and maintaining labour and overhead recovery rates.
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• Supporting a variety of finance projects and ad hoc reporting requirements.
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The successful candidate will have:

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• Previous experience working within a finance or accounts department.
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• Be actively studying towards an accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA or CIMA), with study support available.
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• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with large volumes of data.
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• Excellent analytical skills and keen attention to detail.
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• A proactive approach with a genuine desire to learn and develop.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a successful manufacturing business that can offer genuine career development, study support and the chance to work alongside an experienced finance team.

If you would like to know more about this position, please apply or reach out to Tom Davage at Sharp Consultancy.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.