Job description
Assistant Management Accountant
up to £40k
Hybrid working
London
I am currently recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to role for a Financial Services firm in London. You will support the management accounting team with the preparation of financial schedules, journals, reconciliations, and month-end reporting. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with some finance experience who is looking to deepen their accounting skills in a fast-paced environment.
* Prepare journals including accruals, prepayments, provisions, and re-classifications as directed.
* Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and maintain complete supporting schedules.
* Draft monthly working papers for inclusion in the management accounts.
* Ensure all entries are accurately posted and properly supported in the GL (NetSuite).
* Prepare revenue schedules using data from the general ledger and front office systems.
* Review revenue postings for accuracy in coding, timing, and completeness.
* Post adjustments and accruals as needed to reflect correct revenue recognition.
* Work closely with the Group Management Accountant to ensure correct cut-off and alignment with business activity.
* Maintain and update cost tracking schedules across departments and expense categories.
* Review cost postings in the GL, identify mis-coding's, and prepare appropriate adjustments.
* Post month-end accruals and prepayments for key operating costs with supporting documentation.
* Tidy up operating cost areas by correcting errors and ensuring alignment with the month-end timetable.
* Extract, reconcile, and post data using TM1 and NetSuite.
* Assist with reconciliations between operational systems and the general ledger.
Other Support Areas
* Prepare audit support schedules and documentation for assigned areas.
* Assist with partner-related activities such as monthly cost allocations and partner statement preparation.
* Support debtor, outlay, and WIP reconciliations as required by the team.
* Complete other tasks or ad hoc requests as required by the Group Management Accountant.
Candidate specification:
* Experience in a finance or accounting team, with exposure to core accounting processes.
* Studying towards AAT, ACCA, CIMA (or similar), or already qualified, or possessing strong relevant experience without formal qualifications.
* Solid understanding of double-entry and core accounting principles.
* Comfortable using Excel for reconciliation and data review (lookups, pivots, filters).
* Strong attention to detail and willingness to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
* Ability to manage workload to meet recurring reporting deadlines.
* Proactive, reliable, and eager to learn.
* Good communicator who can work effectively as part of a collaborative team.