Finance Assistant – Management Accounts

Role Overview

• Support the monthly close and management reporting cycle.
• Prepare reconciliations, assist with accruals and prepayments, maintain fixed asset and intercompany records, and help produce management pack schedules.
• Ensure that financial information is accurate, consistent and delivered to agreed timetables.
• Supporting month‑end close activities including journal preparation, posting and bank reconciliations.
• Preparing account reconciliations (AP, AR, payroll, balance sheet) and investigating reconciling items.
• Assisting with accruals, prepayments and month‑end adjustments to ensure management accounts are complete.
• Maintaining fixed asset registers and calculating depreciation entries as required.
• Preparing schedules and analysis for management reporting and ad‑hoc finance requests.
• Supporting VAT, expense and supplier invoice processes and ensuring compliance with internal controls.
• Working with the Finance Manager to improve processes, documentation and accounting policies.
• Supporting audit preparation and responding to information requests from internal or external reviewers.

Requirements

• Previous experience in a management accounting or assistant finance role, ideally within an agency or services business.
• Good understanding of double‑entry bookkeeping and month‑end routines.
• Proficiency in Excel for financial analysis (pivot tables, lookups and basic formulas).
• Experience with accounting software (e.g. Xero, Sage, QuickBooks) and the ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy and an organised approach to workload management.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Proactive problem‑solver with a willingness to take ownership and improve processes.
• Part‑qualified ACA/ACCA/ACCA AAT or working towards a relevant qualification is desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• A chance to develop your finance career within an award‑winning, people‑first creative agency.
• A values‑led culture where your contribution is recognised and supported.
• Ownership of core management accounting tasks with exposure to commercial decision‑making.
• Opportunities to learn new systems and processes and to grow your technical skills.
• A collaborative environment where we challenge, learn and deliver great work together.