Assistant Management Accountant

Overview

Assist in preparing management accounts, reconciliations and month‑end close.

Key Responsibilities

• expense processing
• journal entry
• month-end close
• balance reconciliation
• bank reconciliation
• statutory accounts

Tasks

Are you looking to grow your career in finance within a dynamic and supportive team? We are looking for two Assistant Management Accountants to join our Management Accounts team. These roles play a key part in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data, supporting strong financial control across the business. Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, you will contribute to the timely production of multi-entity management accounts and monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including high-volume bank reconciliations. You will work closely with colleagues across Finance, including Financial Control and FP&A, to ensure accurate reporting and insightful analysis. -Review and process employee and corporate credit card expenses -Prepare general ledger journals for prepayments and accruals -Prepare and format ad hoc reports and analysis as required -Support the month-end close process, including variance analysis and adjustments -Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations -Assist in producing commentary on monthly actuals vs budget/forecast -Reconcile high volumes of bank transactions weekly, coordinating with the Financial Control team -Contribute to year-end statutory accounts and audit processes -Collaborate with FP&A to resolve month-end queries

Requirements

• excel
• accruals
• transaction processing
• month-end
• acca
• communication

What You Bring

-Familiarity with month-end close processes and balance sheet reconciliations -Detail-oriented, proactive, and diligent -Understanding of accruals and prepayments -Confident using Microsoft Excel -Experience in high-volume transaction processing -Strong communication skills, both written and verbal -Currently studying or part-qualified in ACCA, CIMA, or ACA, with a clear intention to fully qualify -Property sector experience is a plus

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Benefits

We have invested more than £3 billion into high-quality affordable housing. Our entrepreneurial spirit combined with our technical expertise has got us to where we are today and will enable future sustainable growth. This role is based in our Northampton office with hybrid working arrangements of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, if required. We believe that investing in our people is key to our success. Our benefits are designed to support your well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance, ensuring you feel valued and empowered to make a difference every day We are committed to ensuring you have the best career here at Sage. As well as regular support and guidance from your manager you can expect to receive a variety of learning and development opportunities to support you as you grow within our business. This includes internally and externally delivered development programmes and opportunities to study for professional accreditations and qualifications. Since 2017 we have delivered around 17,000 new homes across affordable rent, shared ownership and social rent for individuals and families. In 2021 Sage Homes became the largest provider of new affordable housing in England, and we continue to deliver high quality affordable homes across the country. At Sage Homes, we want to empower diverse, ambitious people to thrive. We are fast-paced and inclusive, and encourage our people to use their passion, curiosity and inventiveness to help us create safe places for our customers to flourish. -Electric car scheme, enabling you to rent a brand-new electric car at low-cost payments -Workplace Pension - matching personal contributions up to 5% -Cycle to Work scheme, helping you save up to 40% on a new bike and accessories -A health cash plan, with financial support for a range of options including physiotherapy, opticians, dental and private online GP sessions -Annual discretionary bonus scheme -Study support package, helping you achieve your personal and professional development ambitions -Wellbeing support through MyndUp -Two days' paid volunteering leave a year, allowing you to support causes you care about -Charity fundraising support, with match-funding up to £1,000 for good causes -25 days holiday, and an additional day for every year's service (up to five years)

About Sage Homes

-Partners with major housebuilders and councils to acquire new homes under section 106. -Delivers high-quality Shared Ownership and Affordable Rent properties. -Targets 30,000 homes by 2030. -Revenue of £227 million in 2022. -Typical projects include council-allocated rentals and Shared Ownership developments. -Has become England’s largest newly built affordable housing provider in just a few years.

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