Assistant Management Accountant

Posted 25 June 2025
Salary £35000 - £40000 per annum
LocationLondon
Job type Permanent
Discipline Banking & Financial Services
ReferenceSVWPERM0625_1750855123

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant
up to £40k
Hybrid working
London

I am currently recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to role for a Financial Services firm in London. You will support the management accounting team with the preparation of financial schedules, journals, reconciliations, and month-end reporting. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone with some finance experience who is looking to deepen their accounting skills in a fast-paced environment.

  • Prepare journals including accruals, prepayments, provisions, and re-classifications as directed.
  • Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and maintain complete supporting schedules.
  • Draft monthly working papers for inclusion in the management accounts.
  • Ensure all entries are accurately posted and properly supported in the GL (NetSuite).
  • Prepare revenue schedules using data from the general ledger and front office systems.
  • Review revenue postings for accuracy in coding, timing, and completeness.
  • Post adjustments and accruals as needed to reflect correct revenue recognition.
  • Work closely with the Group Management Accountant to ensure correct cut-off and alignment with business activity.
  • Maintain and update cost tracking schedules across departments and expense categories.
  • Review cost postings in the GL, identify mis-coding's, and prepare appropriate adjustments.
  • Post month-end accruals and prepayments for key operating costs with supporting documentation.
  • Tidy up operating cost areas by correcting errors and ensuring alignment with the month-end timetable.
  • Extract, reconcile, and post data using TM1 and NetSuite.
  • Assist with reconciliations between operational systems and the general ledger.

Other Support Areas

  • Prepare audit support schedules and documentation for assigned areas.
  • Assist with partner-related activities such as monthly cost allocations and partner statement preparation.
  • Support debtor, outlay, and WIP reconciliations as required by the team.
  • Complete other tasks or ad hoc requests as required by the Group Management Accountant.

Candidate specification:

  • Experience in a finance or accounting team, with exposure to core accounting processes.
  • Studying towards AAT, ACCA, CIMA (or similar), or already qualified, or possessing strong relevant experience without formal qualifications.
  • Solid understanding of double-entry and core accounting principles.
  • Comfortable using Excel for reconciliation and data review (lookups, pivots, filters).
  • Strong attention to detail and willingness to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
  • Ability to manage workload to meet recurring reporting deadlines.
  • Proactive, reliable, and eager to learn.
  • Good communicator who can work effectively as part of a collaborative team.