Company Details and Job Overview:

Due to an internal promotion, a new Assistant Management Accountant role has become available within a successful privately owned SME in Carlisle. This role sits within a stable and friendly finance function where ongoing support will be available from the Head of Finance.

This is an ideal opportunity for a career driven CIMA/ACCA studier seeking a diverse and hands on role providing exposure to the entire finance spectrum which will complement their studies.

Key Benefits/ Rewards on Offer:

• A competitive starting salary which will be reviewed periodically
• Full study package including time off for study/exams and cost reimbursed for exams and study materials
• 25 days annual leave entitlement + bank holidays
• Company pension
• 35 hour working week with some flexibility on the working schedule
• An early finish each Friday!
• Hybrid working on successfully passing the probation period

Your New Role as Assistant Management Accountant:

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, As Assistant Management Accountant your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Head of Finance with month end and preparation of the management accounts pack
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Accruals, prepayments and journals
• Bank reconciliations
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register
• Exposure to budgeting and forecasting
• Updating and reconciling financial ledgers
• Communicating with various internal stakeholders to deliver key financial insight and advice

Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply:

The ideal candidate will be actively studying CIMA or ACCA or be AAT qualified and looking to continue their studies. You will have good knowledge of transactional accounting processes including sales ledger and purchase ledger with exposure to management accounts and month end routine. You will be a forward thinker with the ability to quickly adapt and grasp new working processes and systems. Analytically minded, you will also be systems orientated with strong Excel skills and working knowledge of Sage is advantageous.

This vacancy is being handled by Rachel Holland at Kenton Black Finance.

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. As market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.