Assistant Management Accountant

Your new company
You will work for an established media publishing business, within a small but friendly office, based in the heart of London city.

Your new role
In this permanent Assistant Management Account job, you will work in a small finance team of two, reporting straight into the Finance Director. Your responsibilities will be varied and include (but not be limited to):

• Assisting with the production of monthly Management Accounts
• Month-end, commission and other adhoc reporting
• Cost review and analysis
• Prepayments and accruals
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Debtor statement reconciliation
• Bank reconciliation
• Analysis of budget vs expenditure
• Preparation and execution of supplier payment runs
• Assisting with the preparation of the annual budget, external audit and cashflow forecasting
• Quarterly VAT returns

What you'll need to succeed
The successful candidate will evidence recent relevant experience in a similar Assistant Management Accountant role. You'll also possess excellent Excel skills (intermediate level including VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables), great attention to detail and precision, articulate communication skills, and an independent yet collaborative work ethic. Prior experience using Sage accounting system is advantageous but by no means essential. To be considered for this role, you will be available on no more than 1 month notice.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options are available with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 from home each week (although you must be willing to work additional office days if required, such as month and year-end). In addition to a competitive basic salary, excellent benefits are offered, including study support, pension (5% employer contribution), flexible working hours 9am-5pm or 9:30am-5:30pm, 25 days of annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), and a health cash plan.

What you need to do now
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