Aster requires an experienced and ambitious Assistant Management Accountant to join the Finance team on a 6 month FTC to assist with the delivery of a professional financial service to our internal customers. We are looking for someone who has a positive attitude towards delivering financial support to our operational colleagues and takes a collaborative approach to problem solving. What you’ll be doing Supporting the team in delivering monthly management accounts, periodic forecasting and budgeting. Being responsible for journal preparation, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis. Working closely with colleagues both inside and outside of finance. Getting involved in ad-hoc projects and assist in the preparation of statutory accounts. About you You need to be educated to A-Level standard (or equivalent) with GCSE passes in English and Maths. Studying, or a desire to study, towards a recognised professional accounting qualification is desirable. You will have experience of working in a finance team with experience of working with computerised accounts systems. The successful candidate must be an advanced user of Excel and would be comfortable analysing data and using functions such as VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs and pivot tables. Experience with Dynamics F&O or similar financial management systems would be desirable. You’ll need to be an effective communicator, establishing and building relationships across the business to enable collaborative working where applicable. You’ll be working in a fast-paced environment, so you’ll need to be able to juggle conflicting priorities and juggle a demanding workload whilst retaining a good eye for detail. You will need to be a good team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude, as well as being a proactive, forward thinker with a flexible approach to hours worked. What’s in it for me We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like: Flexible working – whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business’ needs A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more Enhanced leave We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives Ready to apply? To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you’d be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV. We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do. Aster is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it’s subsidiary brands.