Hours: 30-37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Management Accountant to join a growing business during a period of expansion.

Working as part of a collaborative finance team, you will support a diverse portfolio of businesses across the construction and hospitality sectors. This is a varied role offering exposure to management accounting, project accounting, commercial analysis, VAT compliance, and business partnering.

The position would suit someone looking to build on existing finance experience in a role that combines month-end reporting with operational and commercial involvement.

• Financial Reporting & Control
  
  • Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, including profit & loss reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Maintain robust financial controls and processes.
  • Ensure the efficient flow of information between financial systems.
  • Assist with wider finance projects and ad hoc activities.
• Project Accounting
  
  • Monitor project costs against budgets.
  • Work closely with operational teams to ensure accurate recording of purchases and subcontractor costs.
  • Review work in progress, accruals and project profitability.
  • Ensure costs are appropriately allocated across projects.
• Compliance & Tax
  
  • Support the preparation and review of VAT returns.
  • Assist with HMRC compliance requirements.
  • Support compliance with industry-specific regulations and reporting requirements.
• Business Partnering
  
  • Provide insight into project margins, cost overruns and contract performance.
  • Work closely with operational stakeholders to support commercial decision-making.

• Essential
  
  • Previous experience in a similar finance role.
  • Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems.
  • Ability to identify issues and implement process improvements.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Desirable
  
  • Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
  • Experience of project accounting or construction accounting environments.
  • Knowledge of WIP, CIS and retention accounting.
  • Experience using cloud-based finance or operational systems