We are looking for a new Assistant Management Accountant to join our team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a hardworking, family run company, which is not your usual office environment (we don't really do corporate!).
If you are part or fully AAT qualified and love pivot tables and vlookups as much as we do, we want to hear from you!
Role Info:
Assistant Management Accountant
Southampton Based / Hybrid Working
£28,000 - £32,000
Plus Excellent Benefits Package
Full Time - Permanent
Values: Innovative, Collaborative, Courageous, Transparent, Resilient
Service: Global integrated creative marketing agency, helping brands become memorable and buyable - from planning through to execution.
Clients: Iconic brands such as Activision, B&Q, Epic Games, B&Q and Screwfix.
Pedigree: A Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023
Offices in: London, Southampton, Los Angeles, Sydney
Your Skills: Strong Relationship Building Skills, Accounts, Data Entry, Excel, Finance Systems, Management Reports, VAT Returns, Annual Budgeting, Forecasting
The Assistant Management Accountant Opportunity:
As Assistant Management Accountant, you will be prepared to get stuck in and hit the ground running, supporting the core functions of the Finance department and contributing to the continued improvement of the commercial health and performance of the business.
You'll be an outgoing and confident individual, supporting the production of month end management accounts, preparing accruals and prepayments, reconciling system control accounts, as well as producing management reports, assisting with VAT returns and supporting the annual budget and forecast processes.
You will be working with employees of all levels across the business, helping them with any questions they may have, guiding them through the financial processes, providing query resolution to business stakeholders along with ensuring procedures are adhered to.
About You:
+ Part or fully AAT qualified, with a few years' experience of assistant management accounts production
+ Previous experience in a similar role with fast and accurate data entry skills and a good knowledge of accounts
+ Experience with Excel and finance systems (ideally Paprika)
+ Flexible and able to adapt to cover and support with purchase and sales ledgers
+ Up for any challenge and keen to prove your potential
+ Confidence to challenge and develop methods of best practice
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
+ Ideally, you would have worked in a similar creative environment (but this is not essential)
+ Looking at furthering your professional qualifications (CIMA/ACCA) (which we are happy to support with)
What's in it for you?
We are offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 25 days holiday plus bank holiday entitlement with the opportunity to buy more. Private health care (medical history disregarded), health cash plan, pension scheme with rising employer contributions with length of service along with professional development opportunities, family friendly policies and even a free bar!
Our flexible working policy means whilst you will have an office base (Southampton) you can choose where you work and when. Whether it is one of the offices or from home. We ask all our employees to attend the offices 3 days per week where possible and for specific meetings where we like to get everyone together. Your working day can be flexible around your needs with core hours from 10am to 4pm.
About us:
We are an independent, creative and innovation agency. We exist to solve client problems and breathe new life into brands by developing five by five communications. We are passionate about delivering award worthy and profitable campaigns for our clients.
We have offices in Southampton, London, Los Angeles and Sydney, employing over 90 people. We work across multiple sectors and are proud to have long standing relationships with clients such as Activision, Epic Games B&Q and Screwfix.
At Lawton Communications Group, we're committed to building a team as diverse as the audiences we produce work for. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities and identities and are committed to creating an agency full of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We recruit on merit. Your talent, skill and passion is why you'll get the job.
Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Hiring Team.
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