Assistant Management Accountant

Fast-Growing SME Retail Business

Permanent SW London - Kingston upon Thames Salary depending on experience £38,000 - £45,000 4 Days in HQ - Stunning offices! Flexi hours + Bonus + study support + discounts and much more

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Assistant Management Accountant to join a fast-paced and growing SME retail business. This is a genuinely hands-on role within a lean Finance team, offering excellent exposure across the full month-end process and the wider business. It would suit someone who enjoys getting into the detail, takes ownership of their work and wants to be part of a team where everyone plays an important role. You'll work closely with the Commercial Finance Manager and operational stakeholders, helping to ensure the numbers are accurate, processes are robust and month-end runs smoothly.

What You'll Be Doing

• Taking ownership of key areas of the month-end process from start to finish
• Preparing and posting journals, accruals and prepayments
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating outstanding items
• Taking responsibility for regular bank reconciliations, ensuring discrepancies are identified and resolved
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Investigating variances and financial queries, getting to the root cause and following through to resolution
• Supporting cashbook and control account activities
• Ensuring financial information is accurate, complete and delivered within agreed deadlines
• Working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business to resolve queries
• Helping to improve processes, controls and ways of working as the business continues to grow
• Providing support across the wider Finance function and getting involved wherever needed

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is hands-on, commercially aware and naturally detail-focused Assistant Management Accountant, with the confidence to take ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do. Ideally, you will have:

• Experience in an Assistant Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant or similar role
• Strong month-end experience, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
• Excellent bank reconciliation experience and the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Ideally, experience within an SME or lean Finance environment where you have genuinely been involved in the detail
• A strong understanding of financial controls and the importance of accurate financial information
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach
• Excellent attention to detail and a real pride in getting things right
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support the wider team
• The confidence to question, investigate and improve rather than simply process
• AAT, ACCA or CIMA studies would be beneficial, but practical experience, attitude and the ability to take ownership are just as important.

Why This Role?

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than a narrow transactional role. You'll be joining a fast-paced, growing retail business where you can really get under the bonnet of the numbers, work closely with the wider business and make a visible contribution. If you enjoy variety, like being hands-on and want to develop within a supportive Finance team where your contribution BH37582