Assistant Management Accountant

Assistant Management Accountant Location: Stoke‑on‑Trent (hybrid working available) Sector: Education / Public Sector Contract: Permanent Overview A Hays exclusive opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to support budgeting, forecasting, and management accounting activities within a large, complex organisation. The role will work closely with senior stakeholders, providing financial insight and supporting income streams while ensuring strong financial control and compliance. This role is well suited to a part‑qualified accountant or someone with equivalent experience looking to develop within a broad, hands‑on finance role. Key Responsibilities Support the production of monthly management accounts, budgets, and forecasts Assist with month‑end and year‑end processes, ensuring statutory deadlines are met Provide financial analysis and reporting to operational and senior stakeholders Support budget holders across departments, responding to queries and offering guidance Assist with income generation activities including invoicing, income reconciliation, and expenditure analysis Support financial planning for a range of income streams and projects Contribute to process improvements and implementation of new financial activities while maintaining financial integrity Skills & Experience Required Part qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent practical accounting experience Strong management accounting background within a similar financial environment Experience preparing budgets and forecasts across multiple cost centres Confident working to deadlines with multiple competing priorities Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills, with the ability to adapt reporting formats (Essential) Ability to analyse financial information and present clear, meaningful insights A confident communicator able to work with both finance and non‑finance stakeholders Desirable Experience working in a large or complex organisation Exposure to change initiatives or process improvement projects Proactive, solutions‑focused approach Previous experience working in the Public Sector What's on Offer Broad management accounting exposure in a complex finance environment Stakeholder‑facing role with real influence on financial decision‑making Development opportunity for a part‑qualified accountant Flexible working approach depending on contract type (10am - 4 core hours) 35 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays Hybrid Working - 3 Days in the office, 2 days WFH Annual Salary Reviews If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)