Axon Moore are working with a growing business based in Manchester city centre to appoint an Assistant Management Accountant to join their Finance team. The business operates as a group of companies and has been hugely successful, growing organically and through acquisition. More acquisitions are planned and there will be lots of exposure in the role.

You will be reporting to the Financial Controller while managing one of the business entities and will support on other group entities within the northern region. You will have complete end-to-end responsibility for the finances of the business, managing them remotely with a team based in another location. Occasional travel will be required.

Salary and Benefits:

£30-35k per annum, study support, 22 days’ holiday increasing to 25 with service (plus banks) and your birthday off, hybrid working 3 days in the office, pension, free fruit and breakfast, Medicash, plus so many other benefits!

Your Role:

Purchase ledger – processing supplier invoices for various companies, managing queries and ensuring accuracy and within deadlines.
Billing - Generate customer invoices with accuracy, enabling customers to pay on time and without issue.
Daily bank reconciliations, looking into any discrepancies.
Month end - Process and reconciliations to trial balance for a number of businesses within the group.
Complete monthly processes and account reconciliations, such as journal creation and posting.
Collate and distribute various finance reports to management to enable them to budget and make sound financial decisions.
Be involved and contribute to the weekly finance meetings to ensure the team are providing a high quality service to the group
Assist the Finance Team with identifying potential financial opportunities for change, savings and growth where appropriate.
Any ad-hoc duties as required.
What We Need From You:

­Previous experience in a similar Assistant Management Accountant role
Experience with Xero or other accounting software
AAT qualified or studying ACCA/CIMA
Intermediate Excel sills
Experience working in a group setting would be beneficial
Proactive, organised individual comfortable working to set deadlines
Confident and approachable and able to communicate well with a team that is based in another location.
Ability to work independently and prioritise workload
For more information, please get in touch with Harriett Busby at Axon Moore