Assistant Management Accountant

abdynamics.pinpointhq.com - Jobboard; Bradford-on-Avon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bradford-on-Avon is seeking a part-time Assistant Management Accountant. The role involves supporting the Senior Management Accountant with product costing, margin analysis, and variance investigation while ensuring timely month-end reporting. The ideal candidate has at least three years of finance experience, strong Excel skills, and a positive, flexible attitude. This position offers a competitive salary along with 25 days holiday, a company bonus scheme, and generous pension contributions.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous company pension contributions

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Finance department.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Review inventory costs and assist with product costing.
• Prepare monthly departmental expenditure reports.
• Assist the Senior Management Accountant with various tasks.
• Support external year-end audit and month-end reporting.

Skills

Finance experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Flexibility

Education

Minimum 5 GCSEs, grade A*-C (including English & Maths)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

ERP systems

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Bradford on Avon, United Kingdom

Reporting To: Helen Wood

Description

Please note, this position will be based on a 30 hour working week (Mon-Fri, 6 hours per day).

This is a varied role providing support to the Senior Management Accountant focusing on product costing, margin analysis and overhead variances. In addition, the postholder will provide support to the wider Finance team.

Core Responsibilities

• Product costing, including the following:
  • Reviewing inventory costs
  • Ensuring labour costs are included within manufactured parts
  • Investigating variances / margin analysis
• Support with annual update of inventory costs
• Issue of monthly departmental expenditure reports and assistance with queries
• Overhead variance analysis
• Analysis of time sheets
• Review of deferred income and posting monthly revenue journals
• Set up of new suppliers
• Preparation of BACS payment runs
• Bank reconciliations
• Ad hoc cover for cash and banking including:
  • Allocation of customer receipts and supplier payments and maintenance of the cash books
  • Processing of employee expenses
  • Manage foreign currency prepayment cards
• Review of GRN queries
• Cover for fixed asset accounting
• To provide support to ensure month end reporting is completed in a timely manner
• Assist with external year-end audit
• Assist in other accounting activities or duties as may be reasonably required.

What are we looking for?

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs, grade A*-C (including English & Maths)
• Experience in a Finance department, minimum of 3 years
• A good working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook
• Experience of ERP systems

Desirable:

• Ideally experience in large corporate to understand best practice.
• AAT or equivalent
• A positive, flexible attitude
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with a high attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to work with colleagues at all levels
• Discretion and trustworthiness due to frequent contact with confidential material

Why join us?

We are part of the AB Dynamics Group, an innovative, dynamic listed business with a friendly and supportive working environment. In addition to competitive salaries, our attractive benefits package includes a discretionary company bonus scheme, 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), and generous company pension contributions.

At AB Dynamics Group we set ourselves ambitious objectives and strive to work according to our values of customers, people, diversity, innovation, excellence and responsibility. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We do not discriminate against staff based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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