Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant
Location: Birmingham
Type: Full-time
Salary: £32,000-£34,000
About Us: Join my clients dynamic and inclusive team, where they are committed to fostering an environment of growth, innovation, and diversity. As an Assistant Management Accountant, you will play a critical role in ensuring financial accuracy and supporting our budgetary and financial planning processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure accurate and consistent reporting of income and expenditure against the set budget and agreed accounting principles.
- Prepare accounts, ensuring all deadlines are met, and budget holders adhere to financial regulations and accounting practices.
- Monitor spending against budgets or plans, advising on implications and ensuring alignment.
- Prepare variance statements and commentaries on variances against targets.
- Liaise with budget centre contacts and Finance Office staff to resolve day-to-day queries or issues identified through monitoring.
- Conduct balance sheet reconciliations.
- Support budget holders by preparing budgetary and forecast information across various budget centres, in line with agreed assumptions.
- Calculate and report budget-to-date information considering agreed principles and assumptions.
- Ensure financial information provided is relevant and understood.
- Produce ad-hoc financial data as needed.
- Review and interpret the financial position of areas under control, communicating analysis clearly to key stakeholders.
- Undertake system reconciliations and data integrity checks before publishing monthly reports.
- Understand and interpret management information for use in business decisions related to finance initiatives and reviews.
- Provide accurate and relevant information required by both the business area and Finance, including annual accounts and budgetary and forecast information.
- Discuss and review outputs and reports across Finance and relevant budget centres.
- Deliver improvements to the monitoring of financial performance indicators to ensure targets are set.
- Identify critical areas of financial performance, focusing time on areas where improvements can be effected.
- Provide knowledge and advice on best practices related to all aspects of accountancy, financial processes, and management information.
- Develop and propose solutions to problems for review.
- Promote equality and value diversity, acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
- Perform any other duties commensurate with the grade.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Relevant accounting qualification or part-qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA).
- Proven experience in a similar role.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial regulations.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
- Proficient in financial software and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth.
- Inclusive and supportive work environment.
- Strong pension contribution
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