Barker Associates is an award winning, multi-disciplinary property consultancy and trusted advisor, offering Architecture and Design, Project Management, Surveying, Engineering, and Energy and Sustainability services to a wide variety of clients in the UK. We currently have a vacancy open for maternity cover as an Assistant Management Accountant who would be supporting the finance team within the organisation. This role will be office based at our Braintree office, where you will interact with multi-disciplinary teams across the business, and ensure compliance within all relevant discipline standards and regulations. The role will ideally commence in September to allow for a handover and will likely last 12 months. Key Areas of Responsibilities Will Include: Producing finance reports and calculations. Analysing business performance, and working with business leaders to create budgets and forecasts. Evaluating finance processes and suggesting improvements where necessary. Processing client sales and supplier documents accurately. Handling sensitive and confidential financial information. Providing support to the Finance team, and guidance when necessary. Requirements Level 4 AAT Qualification or relevant accounting degree (accountancy or business finance). CIMA/ACCA part-qualified (Desirable). Advanced Excel. Advanced knowledge of accounting software. Relevant work experience in a finance setting. Hours: Monday to Friday8:30am - 5:00pm Benefits Holiday: 25 days (pro-rata’d) plus bank holidays. Additional benefits include: Healthcare Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of Life Assurance, Pension Scheme and Total Rewards Package. Barker offers the opportunities needed to develop and succeed. With our continued professional development of both formal and on-the-job training, you can build your abilities here with us, working together to deliver a first-class service. If this sounds like the role for you, then please get in touch today! Fairness, inclusion and respect We believe in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. At Barker, our people are the heart of our business, and we promote and support a working environment where our employees can be themselves and thrive. If you need support with your application, please contact us at recruitment@barker-associates.co.uk Additional information Note for Recruitment Agencies: Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that agencies refrain from sending speculative CVs.