Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working with a long-standing Glasgow-based client who is looking to add an Assistant Management Accountant to their existing team. This role offers great benefits including study support, hybrid working and progression opportunities.

This role is best suited to a part qualified accountant looking to complete their professional qualification with experience in management accounts and has strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Job Purpose:

• As an Assistant Management Accountant, you will play a vital role in supporting the management accountant, senior management accountant and finance manager in the production of monthly accounts and maintaining clean balance sheet reconciliations

Key Accountabilities:

• Collaborate closely with the management accountant, senior management accountant and finance manager to ensure department deadlines and targets are met
• Prepare and post month-end journals within tight deadlines
• Post and reconcile accruals & prepayments
• Maintain the Fixed Asset Register and post depreciation
• Record P & L transactions for month-end
• Verify costs and prepare sections of management accounts
• Reconcile various balance sheet accounts, including WIP accounts
• Ensure WIP is submitted to operational managers / customers for approval and billing
• Respond to requests for information and analysis from operations colleagues
• Liaise with group finance teams to agree on intercompany recharges and balances
• Assist in preparing audit files and support external auditors during fieldwork