Assistant Management Accountant

Grafton Banks Finance are working with a locally well-known organisation based on the outskirts of Brighton, East Sussex to recruit a Finance Officer on a 12-month Fixed term Contract. Working full time hours offering hybrid working. Reporting into the Head of Management Accounting and working in a team you will be responsible for providing up to date and accurate financial and management accounting information. You will monitor accounting transactions, performance and establishment, prepare month-ends, forecasts, draft budgets and longer-term plans as well as prepare regular reports for the Business Partners

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Preparing regular management reports
• Completing monthly accruals, prepayments, journals, and reconciliation necessary to support management reporting routines.
• Providing support to service users to aid their understanding of the monthly finance routines and their role in the process.
• Providing support to Finance Business Partners in drafting forecasts and budgets
• Preparation of monthly financial statements, variance reports against budget and forecast, and supporting commentaries to aid Business Partners with understanding the financial performance.
• Processing of management accounting transactions to meet standards and KPIs agreed with the Management Accounting Supervisor and other finance stakeholders.

The successful candidate will ideally be Part Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and or have a good working knowledge of management accounting and reporting. You will need to have strong communication skills and excellent IT skills including Excel. You will need to be able to work in a team and on your own initiative to gather financial results and input information. Candidate available at short notice will take preference due to the initial contract nature of this job.

A competitive salary and benefits package will be on offer.