We are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team. This is an ideal role for someone who:

• Has experience working within a finance or management accounts environment.
• Has a good understanding of accruals, prepayments, budgeting, and month-end reporting processes.
• Has the ability to analyse financial data, identify trends, and communicate findings clearly.
• Has good organisational skills with the ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
• Is confident communicating with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Has intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

You will:

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring financial information is accurate, complete, and delivered within reporting deadlines.
• Prepare and maintain monthly prepayments, accruals, and other period-end journals to ensure costs are recognised in the correct accounting period.
• Assist with capital expenditure accounting, including monitoring spend, maintaining fixed asset records, and ensuring accurate reporting of CAPEX movements.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly sales reporting, providing timely insight into trading performance, highlighting trends, and supporting operational decision-making across the business.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by working with departmental managers to review assumptions, challenge costs, and develop robust financial plans.
• Carry out variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key movements and explaining underlying drivers.
• Assist in preparing financial information and supporting analysis for management and board reporting.
• Prepare and complete bank reconciliations, ensuring cash balances are accurate, reconciling differences promptly, and investigating any unreconciled items or discrepancies.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Provide guidance and day-to-day support to the Finance Apprentice.

Other details of the role:

• This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. A flexible approach is required.
• The role is permanent.
• Salary: £35,000 per annum.

Who are Bents?

We are a family-run business with a reputation for quality, experience, and innovation; selling everything for your Garden & Home whilst operating dining facilities catering for over 1,000 seats.

We have always been a business that follows its passions, takes chances, and strives to innovate — which is how it all began in 1937. Passion, experience, and an understanding of quality and exclusive living have earned our family-run business a reputation for excellence. You can really feel valued and part of the family from the day you join.

Why work for us?

• 28 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service.
• Free onsite parking.
• Colleague discount from the day you join, along with Family & Friends discount days.
• Long service awards.
• Birthday leave.
• Company pension scheme.
• Colleague recognition schemes.
• Free colleague & family events.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Onsite Colleague Bistro and excellent colleague facilities.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Training and development opportunities.

Plus much more!

If you'd like to join our team as our new Assistant Management Accountant, then please click ‘Apply’ today — don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!