Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant

Pertemps Reading are currently recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant to join a reputable client based in Reading.

Hours:

9:00am - 5:30pm, Monday to Friday

Working Pattern: 1 day per week hybrid working (4 days in the office)

• Purchase Ledger Management: Take ownership of the purchase ledger function, ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices. Review, code and post invoices accurately, maintaining strong financial controls and supporting month‑end reporting. Perform supplier statement reconciliations, proactively investigating and resolving discrepancies. Manage the finance inbox, acting as a key point of contact for supplier queries and internal stakeholders.
• Management Accounts: Assist in drafting monthly management accounts for both the UK and Irish entities. Prepare journals, accruals, and prepayments. Perform balance sheet reconciliations. Support month‑end processes and reporting deadlines.
• Insurance Underwriting & Reporting Support: Review and cleanse finance and insurance underwriting data. Identify discrepancies and resolve inconsistencies. Produce and maintain underwriting reports in coordination with the underwriter. Assist with data extraction, analysis and importation. Support month‑end reporting requirements, in particular claims. Ensure accuracy and integrity of financial and underwriting data. Draft insurance underwriting bordereaux for submission. Calculate and pay associated insurance funds payments and commissions.
• Finance Team Leave Cover: Assist with cover across both the payments and accounts team.

• Experience working in a finance function (payables and/or management accounts exposure)
• Strong Excel skills
• High attention to detail and strong reconciliation skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Good communication skills
• Comfortable working with financial systems and large data sets

• Experience with in insurance or underwriting environments
• Studying towards ACCA/CIMA/ACA (or planning to start)

• Organised and methodical
• Proactive and self‑motivated
• Team player with a flexible approach
• Comfortable working to deadlines
• Strong problem‑solving mindset

• Hybrid working (1 day per week from home)
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to develop within a growing finance function
• Study support package
• Exposure across UK and Irish entities

If you are interested in this Assistant Management Accountant role, please Apply now