Junior Management Accountant
Permanent, Full time (Monday-Friday 37.5 hours)
Hybrid Derby (3 days a week on site)
Up to £30,000 + benefits + study support
About the role
We’re looking for a detail-driven Junior Management Accountant who wants to grow their career in a fast-paced, supportive finance environment. You’ll play an important role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity and compliance of our financial data, supporting everything from audit readiness to statutory and regulatory reporting.
Working closely with our Finance Manager, you’ll help deliver accurate and timely information to internal teams and external bodies, all while building strong foundations for a long-term career in management accounting.
This is a great opportunity if you're looking to build further hands-on experience across month-end cycles, audits, reporting and broader financial operations.
What you’ll be doing
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Supporting audit preparation by gathering documentation, performing reconciliations and responding to auditor requests.
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Preparing and validating data submissions for regulatory bodies.
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Assisting with month-end and year-end processes, including journals, accruals, and prepayments.
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Maintaining accurate working papers and evidence files ready for audit or regulatory review.
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Ensuring financial records are compliant, up to date and aligned with internal controls.
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Working with finance colleagues to support ad hoc analysis, reporting and process improvement initiatives.
About you
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You will have started, or completed your AAT qualifications. You may be actively studying towards ACCA, ACA or CIMA – whichever level you're at, we'll support you to complete your remaining exams.
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Solid grasp of core accounting principles with a keen interest in building your technical expertise.
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Confident handling large datasets and producing accurate financial or statistical outputs.
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Highly organised, detail-focused and logical in your approach to problem-solving.
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Proficient in Excel, with experience using financial systems or ERPs.
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A team player with a proactive mindset, strong communication skills and a can-do attitude.
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Curious, adaptable and comfortable managing multiple deadlines and priorities
?? Recruitment Process
1st stage: MS Teams interview
2nd stage: Online verbal and numerical reasoning tests
3rd stage: Face to face interview at our Derby office
What’s In It For You?
?? Private Medical Insurance (Vitality), 25 days annual leave (increasing to 28 with service) plus your birthday off, matched pension contribution (L&G), share save scheme (Equinity), retail discounts, free entertainment tickets, plus much more!
? Flexible working hours with hybrid working for Head Office roles (as agreed with your line manager)
?? A wide range of Learning & Development offers, from 121 coaching to qualification support, helping you to grow and thrive in your career
?? A supportive, inclusive culture with forums you're welcome to join from day 1, using your voice to make MAB an even better place to work
Everyone is Welcome
At MAB, we value different experiences and perspectives which adds diversity and value to our culture. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed, included and heard for who they are. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We are committed to reducing barriers in every stage of our recruitment process so everyone feels they can bring their best self when applying for new opportunities at MAB. If you’d like to hear how we can support you by adjusting our process, from application to interview and onboarding, please contact [email protected].
Please note we are unable to consider candidates requiring visa sponsorship at this moment in time. We won't be accepting speculative CVs from recruitment agencies, with a full PSL in place.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) PLC is the UK’s leading mortgage network. We’re experts in Mortgage and Protection advice, with over 200 awards and counting. We’re proud of our reputation in the industry and of our people, who continue to be the heart of MAB’s success.
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