Assistant Management Accountant

Full-Time, Permanent

Location: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (Hybrid flexible, 3 days office, 2 from home)

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum (DOE)

At Dignity Funerals, we are not only dedicated to providing compassionate, respectful, and professional funeral services, but we also pride ourselves on maintaining a strong financial foundation that supports the operational excellence of our business.

As one of the UK’s leading funeral providers, our finance team plays a pivotal role in ensuring that we continue to serve families with the highest standards while driving strategic growth and efficiency.

We are now seeking a talented and driven Assistant Management Accountant to join our finance team, where you will contribute directly to our financial planning, reporting, and analysis to support the continued success and stability of the business.

The day-to-day will involve:

• Preparation of the month end process for the Central Funeral Plan division and ensuring the preparation of accurate monthly management accounts and management information. 
• Review designated accruals and prepayments monthly.
• Ensuring insurance claims & Commission clawbacks are completed on time within the correct deadlines.
• Preparation of weekly, monthly, and quarterly schedules accurately and timely including variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and KPIs for the Executive Management team.
• Ensuring reporting is clear, concise, and completed on time within designated SLA’s guidelines.
• Support the provide insightful Management Information and data analysis, to ensure all stakeholders clearly understand actual performance and that versus budget/forecast.
• Upholding the necessary compliance as part of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance.

What you will bring:

• Demonstratable knowledge of management accounts and experience working in a similar role with a good financial background.
• Any financial qualification part OR full is needed (CIMA, ACCA or AAT).
• Understanding of Oracle Financial (OR a similar ERP system) is essential.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel is needed with the use of PivotTables, VLokups, CountIFs, etc. 
• Excellent problem-solving ability, adaptability to changing priorities and ability to bring creative ideas to improve processes.
• Demonstrable experience showing ability to build key relationships with both internal & external.
• Meticulous attention to detail, with the capability to work under tight deadlines while maintaining high standards of accuracy and quality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

What do you get?

• Annual salary of up to £30,000pa.
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays.
• BUPA Private Healthcare (Self).
• Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance X2 salary existing.
• 3 Months Full Sickness Scheme. 
• Access to our learning & development schemes internally.

If you're ready to embark on a new career journey here at Dignity in a role where you can make a positive impact every day, we want to hear from you! Apply today – because every message deserves to be handled with care.

What are the next steps?

To be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will review your application.

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience, and integrity to protect both the company and our clients.

If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.

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We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and to take decisive, informed, and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

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