Our client is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support its finance team in Farnborough on a contract basis for 6 months, with potential for an extension subject to business workload. This role will suit someone who can work flexibly across different finance activities, providing short-term support during periods of leave, training and increased demand.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preparing and posting journals, including accruals, prepayments, provisions and cost corrections, to support accurate month-end accounts
- Producing, reviewing and analysing transactional finance data in line with accounting standards and company procedures
- Preparing balance sheet packs, monthly management packs and statutory reporting packs
- Monitoring and reporting on capital expenditure
- Attending project, cost centre and bid reviews, providing financial feedback and challenging figures where appropriate
- Acting as a point of contact for cost centre managers, integrated delivery teams and project managers
- Providing ad hoc reporting and supporting contractual reporting obligations, audit queries, forecasting and budget rounds
- Identifying process improvement opportunities while maintaining compliance with standard finance procedures
Job Requirements:
- Experience in management accounting, project accounting or cost centre accounting
- Actively studying towards ACA, ACCA, CIMA or AAT, or relevant accounting experience
- Project or cost centre accounting experience is essential
- Knowledge of management information services and key financial outputs
- Experience using SAP and Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel, would be advantageous
- Strong numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively within a large finance team and meet tight month-end deadlines
- Flexible, proactive and willing to learn new skills, tools and processes
Additional Information:
- Contract position based in Farnborough
- Contract duration until 24 December 2026
- Active SC security clearance is required
- Work may begin under BPSS while the required clearance arrangements are confirmed
This is an excellent opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to broaden their experience across a varied finance function while developing their management accounting career. If you have the required finance experience and active SC clearance, apply now.
