Chorley, Lancashire
Full-Time hours per week
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 per annum, dependant on experience
Shifts: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
Active Pathways is growing — and we're now looking for a dedicated and ambitious Assistant Management Accountant to join our finance team and support the continued development of our Residential Care and Supported Living services across Lancashire and Yorkshire.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in strengthening our financial sustainability, improving operational performance, and supporting decision‑making across the organisation. Your work will help ensure we remain Financially Strong, Well‑Led, and ready to deliver high‑quality, person‑centred care to the people who rely on us.
As part of our evolving finance function, you will take ownership of core financial processes, assist in producing accurate and meaningful monthly accounts, and work closely with internal teams and external funders to keep the organisation running efficiently and compliantly. If you thrive in a hands‑on environment and love transforming numbers into insight — we'd love to hear from you.
The Best Bits
Statutory annual leave, including bank holidays
Additional annual leave awarded at 2, 3, and 5 years' service
Workplace pension scheme
Option to purchase up to 5 additional days of annual leave
Refer a Friend scheme — earn up to £500 per referral
Supportive, collaborative team with ongoing training and career development
Free Blue Light Card membership
Free enhanced DBS check and on-site parking
Health Cash Plan — dental, optical, virtual GP, counselling + discounted gym membership
Opportunities to shape finance transformation and modernisation projects
As our Assistant Management Accountant, you will
Take ownership of purchase-to-pay processes, including supplier onboarding, invoice approvals, posting transactions and preparing payment runs
Oversee site debit card and petty cash spend, ensuring accurate processing
Manage sales invoicing, working with funders to set up new care packages and resolve queries or disputes
Lead on credit control, driving timely recovery of aged debt
Support commercial teams with contract agreements and funding documentation
Process Direct Debit collections from funders
Complete bank reconciliations across multiple entities
Support payroll processing and prepare payroll journals and cost reallocations
Assist in the production of monthly management accounts, including:
Control account reconciliations
Intercompany balance reviews
Fixed asset registers, additions and depreciation
Accruals and prepayments
Revenue reconciled to occupancy
Deferred income
Balance sheet lead schedule packs
Variance analysis and insightful commentary
Attend monthly P&L meetings, contributing to financial decision-making
Support the implementation of new finance IT systems
Contribute to continuous improvement of finance processes and policies aligned to organisational growth
This role has huge scope to grow and evolve as our services expand — therefore this list is not exhaustive.
About You
AAT Level 3+ or part‑qualified CIMA / ACCA
Strong working knowledge of Xero
Advanced MS Excel skills (lookups, pivots, formulas, data analysis)
Excellent financial and analytical capability
Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger, and credit control
Hands-on exposure from transactional processing through to management accounts
Experience managing deadlines, multiple entities, and competing priorities
Skilled in bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and month‑end processes
Confident liaising with external funders to resolve queries and recover debt
Highly organised, detail‑driven and proactive
Strong communication skills, with confidence working at all levels
Able to work accurately under pressure and at pace
Comfortable working within a care‑sector environment
Aligned with Active Pathways' CARE values: Competence, Accountability, Resilience, Ethical Practice
About Us
Active Pathways Ltd has been operating in Lancashire and Yorkshire, for over 20 years as a Mental Health and Rehabilitation provider, offering support to adults aged 18+. We are dedicated to delivering recovery-focused Mental Health Services within innovative, creative, and inspiring environments.
Each service user and member of staff is entitled to, and will have, their own individual and unique pathway designed by them with the support of the organisation to get from their current situation to their desired situation. Each service user is supported to be an expert in their own mental health, and each member of staff is supported to be an expert in their own development, with everyone's voice heard, respected and acted upon.
Our Values (CARE): We are Competent, Accountable, Resilient, and Ethical — values that drive us to deliver exceptional care, act with integrity, and create environments where both our teams and residents can thrive.
CQC RATED OUTSTANDING as well as being INVESTORS IN PEOPLE GOLD
Active Pathways Ltd is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We respect and empower each individual and support diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce. We welcome applications from diverse candidates and provide support during our recruitment processes to enable all applicants to perform at their best.