Internal Assistant Management Accountant

JJ Food Service Limited is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant to support the Finance team and develop toward a Management Accountant position. The role contributes to monthly management accounts, reconciliations, financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

What you'll do:

• Prepare and post month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and intercompany transactions
• Take ownership of assigned areas of the monthly management accounts
• Prepare and maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving outstanding items
• Review financial information and investigate unusual transactions, discrepancies and variances
• Support daily bank reconciliations and review cash, card and other control accounts
• Assist with maintaining the fixed asset register, including additions, disposals and depreciation
• Prepare regular financial reports and ad-hoc analysis for the Finance Manager and senior Finance team
• Support the preparation of budgets and forecasts and analyse actual performance against these
• Assist with VAT returns and other financial and statutory information requirements
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for the annual financial accounts and external audit
• Work with branches and Head Office departments to investigate and resolve finance-related queries
• Identify opportunities to improve Finance processes, controls, reporting and efficiency

What they're looking for:

• Strong experience within the Finance team and a good understanding of the company's financial processes
• A good understanding of double-entry bookkeeping, reconciliations, accruals and prepayments
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Confidence using Excel, including lookups, SUMIFS and PivotTables
• The ability to investigate discrepancies independently and explain findings clearly
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and month-end deadlines
• Readiness to take greater ownership and accountability for your work
• A positive approach to professional development and learning
• Someone studying towards, or interested in working towards, an accounting qualification such as AAT, ACCA or CIMA

Benefits:

• Progression from a transactional Finance role into management accounting, with greater exposure to month-end reporting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and financial controls
• Develop skills that can support future progression towards Management Accountant and, in time, Finance Manager roles