Assistant Management Accountant

The Opportunity - Assistant Management Accountant

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About the role

As an Assistant Management Accountant, you will play a key role within the Business Unit Finance function at JCB’s Rocester site. Acting as a central point of contact for finance-related queries, you will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of financial data in line with the Group Finance Calendar. 

This is a fast-paced role with a strong focus on continuous improvement, offering excellent exposure across finance activities and future development opportunities within a world-class, family-owned business. 

What does the role involve day to day? 

• Completing weekly bank postings, month-end bank reconciliations and reporting balances to Group Finance 
• Performing monthly intercompany statement reconciliations, resolving mismatches and clearing post month-end invoices 
• Raising manual sales invoices on a weekly basis 
• Preparing monthly VAT calculations, reconciliations and reporting to Group Taxation 
• Producing accruals and prepayments, primarily linked to Accounts Payable, along with ad hoc postings as required 
• Supporting Accounts Payable by clearing parked invoices and resolving supplier queries 
• Completing external supplier statement reconciliations 

This will be suited to you if… 

• You have previous experience working in a similar finance or accounting role 
• You have a high level of numeracy and are confident using Microsoft Excel 
• You have experience working to tight deadlines with strong attention to detail 
• You enjoy working as part of an established team and driving continuous improvement 
• You can prioritise your workload while adhering to Group Accounting Policies 
• Experience using SAP would be desirable 

What happens next? 

Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial Teams interview followed by an in-person interview. 

What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.