Full job descriptionJob title: Assistant Accountant (progression to Management Accountant)
Location: Central Nottinghamshire (between Mansfield and Newark), 5 days on site
Salary: Up to £35,000
Job type: Permanent, full-time
Job description:
Macildowie are working with an established, owner-led retail business in central Nottinghamshire, to recruit an Assistant Accountant, with a clear plan to step up to Management Accountant within 12 months.
Its finance lead is moving into a wider role, so this position is being set up as the future owner of the monthly management accounts. You’ll start by supporting month-end and learning the business. Then, with close support from the finance lead, you’ll take on the full pack. The current pack is simple, which gives you real scope to develop it: adding detail, splitting out the numbers and making it more useful to the business.
It’s a small, hands-on team where everyone gets involved, so alongside month-end you’ll pick up a varied mix of commercial and ad hoc work.
Key responsibilities
From the start:
*Supporting the monthly management accounts process
*Posting month-end journals, including payroll, accruals and prepayments
*Reconciling payroll postings (payroll itself is run by HR)
*Completing returns and government surveys
*Checking supplier invoices for utilities, phones and IT, and resolving billing issues
*Supporting utility contract negotiations
Within 12 months, as Management Accountant:
*Preparing and owning the monthly management accounts
*Reviewing and developing the management accounts pack
*Setting priorities for a small admin team covering bank reconciliations, purchase ledger and sales input
*Longer term, taking on the financial accounting and year-end audit
About you
*Month-end experience, ideally including journals, accruals and prepayments
*Strong with numbers and keen to move into management accounts
*Comfortable in a small team where finance gets involved in wider business tasks
*Looking for a long-term role with stability and a clear next step
*Part-qualified or studying candidates are welcome, as are those qualified by experience
*Microsoft Dynamics experience is useful but not essential
What’s on offer
*Up to £35,000 salary
*A planned step up to Management Accountant within 12 months
*Close support from an experienced finance lead
*A route into financial accounting, audit and further progression as the business grows
*20 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
*Life assurance (2× salary)
*Staff discounts
*Pension
*Flexible start and finish times
This is a fully office-based role, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours a week.