Assistant Management Accountant

Salary:
c£25,000 - £28,000 per annum, plus excellent Benefits. We're Together, proud to be a Financial Services success story based in South Manchester. Our team of over 750 colleagues is continuing to grow, and we are delighted to be 52nd in the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For. Lending year-in, year-out for over 40 years' we've grown into one of the finance industry's best-kept secrets. We play our part to turn challenges into opportunities that make our customers' financial ambitions accessible. We understand that for our business to grow, our people must grow. Following some internal movement we're currently looking to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant to join out Financial Reporting team. The successful candidate will assist with the preparation of the monthly management accounts for the consolidated Group and its subsidiaries. This will extend to the year-end process, involving assisting the financial reporting team prepare notes for the statutory accounts and providing supporting information to the external audit team.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts (accruals, prepayments, depreciation of fixed assets, posting relevant journals)
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations (bank and control accounts)
• Ensure management accounts are completed to deadlines and in accordance with adopted policies and procedures
• Provide accurate and relevant commentary on significant balances / transactions in the management accounts
• Provide accurate and timely information for cost centre reporting
• Complete ad hoc work as required e.g. year-end audit analysis
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and contribute towards a culture of continuous improvement Experience :
• Previous experience assisting with the production of management accounts
• Comfortable using the double entry system
• Studying towards CIMA /ACCA or similar
• Good knowledge of Excel is required
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Proven team player
• Desire to learn and develop skills with the ledger and data warehouse Together is a specialist lender which offers residential and commercial mortgage loans to niche market segments underserved by mainstream lenders. As one of the North West's most profitable companies, Together has established itself over 40 years of successful trading as a leading finance provider, thanks to its common-sense approach to lending. Together has been named as one of the UK's best 100 mid-size companies, for the second year running, ranking at an impressive 52nd in the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For. We offer a range of company benefits, including 25 days holiday which can be flexed up/down, pension, life assurance, critical illness cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, regular team/individual incentives, travel season ticket loans, Ride to Work scheme, free gym access and local bar/restaurant discounts. Career development opportunities are excellent and where appropriate we offer sponsorship of relevant qualifications. Please note that all successful applicants will be subject to a Criminal Records Bureau check, a credit check and a Fraud Prevention database check. Together is a specialist lender which offers residential and commercial mortgage loans to niche market segments underserved by mainstream lenders. As one of the North West's most profitable companies, Together has established itself over 40 years of successful trading as a leading finance provider, thanks to its common-sense approach to lending. Together has been named as one of the UK's best 100 mid-size companies, for the second year running, ranking at an impressive 52nd in the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For. We offer a range of company benefits, including 25 days holiday which can be flexed up/down, pension, life assurance, critical illness cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, regular team/individual incentives, travel season ticket loans, Ride to Work scheme, free gym access and local bar/restaurant discounts. Career development opportunities are excellent and where appropriate we offer sponsorship of relevant qualifications. Please note that all successful applicants are subject to enhanced pre-employment screening checks. This will consist of a Disclosure Barring Service check, credit check, fraud prevention check and sanctions file check.