ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT

Job Title: Assistant Management Accountant Salary: £31,000 Contract: Permanent, Full time Working hours: 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday Location: Oxford (The Old Music Hall, 106-108 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1JE) or Bristol (Streamline, 436-441 Paintworks, Bristol) About Ethical Property Founded 25 years ago, the Ethical Property Company provides affordable workspaces to charities, community groups, campaigns and social businesses working for a fairer and more sustainable society. From humble beginnings, the company has grown steadily and now owns or manages 17 centres across the UK providing office, retail and conference space to over 1,000 social change organisations. Flexible leasing arrangements provide our tenants with long-term security and working alongside like-minded organisations offers them influence-enhancing networking opportunities. The company has some 100 staff, based in our properties in London, Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Bath, Brighton and Manchester. Our centres are managed to minimise energy use, waste, car travel and the use of harmful materials while offering tenants modern, affordable, and flexible space managed in a transparent and supportive way. The Assistant Management Accountant role will be responsible primarily for supporting the Finance Manager and Finance Director with the preparation of monthly management accounts, the annual budget and financial statements for the Ethical Property Company. This will involve business partnering with centre managers and budget holders, meeting regularly and providing finance support to the business. Some UK travel using public transport is required. Tasks include: · Monthly bank reconciliation. · Balance Sheet reconciliations. · Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts. · Send management accounts to budget holders and assist with any queries. · Reviewing financial information with the Finance manager and budget holders. · Management of the fixed assets register, including depreciation calculations and verification exercises. The Assistant Management Accountant will report to the Finance Manager. Personal competencies and skills: · Collaborative approach with strong teamwork skills. · Customer-focussed approach to providing a finance service. · A high level of personal organisation Essential skills and experience: · AAT part qualified or passed finalist, CIMA/ACCA part qualified or intending to study. · Experience of working in similar roles in a finance team, with a likely background in accounts payable and/or accounts receivable. · Meticulous attention to detail. · Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work, multi-task and remain flexible. · Excellent communication skills at all levels. · To be able to work alone and as part of a wider team. · To be trustworthy, personable and reliable. · A commitment to provide a good service to our tenants, suppliers and colleagues. · Excellent IT skills, including computerised accounts packages and Microsoft Office - at least to intermediate level in Excel. · A commitment to social and environmental issues. The post is full time working 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday. The working hours will be between 9am – 5pm and is flexible, can work from home up to 2 days a week. The salary will be up to £31,000 a year depending on skills and experience. The role is based in Oxford or Bristol with some UK travel using public transport. Benefits include 25 days holiday entitlement, in addition to all public bank holidays. We offer a 3% to 7% company contribution to a pension, life insurance, a free company bicycle scheme with bicycle maintenance costs, season ticket loans, interest free personal loans, as well as other benefits. A study support package is available.