OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.
Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values -
Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.
As an Assistant Management Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the finance function by ensuring accurate financial reporting across the business. You will be responsible for posting journals, completing balance sheet reconciliations and managing recharges, helping to maintain strong financial control and integrity.
Working as part of a collaborative finance team, you will contribute to month-end processes, support management reporting, and help drive continuous improvement in financial processes across OCS.
This permanent, full-time position will be based in our Ipswich office on a hybrid basis.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and post accurate and timely journals, including accruals, prepayments and adjustments
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations, investigating and resolving any variances
- Manage inter-business unit recharges, ensuring costs are allocated accurately and in a timely manner
- Support the month-end close process, ensuring deadlines are met and financial data is reliable
- Assist in the preparation of management accounts and reporting packs
- Work with stakeholders across the business to ensure financial information is understood and correctly applied
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and strengthen financial controls and efficiencies
- Support audits by providing documentation and responding to queries where required
In order to be successful within the role, you will ideally have:
- Experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally within a fast-paced commercial environment
- Strong understanding of journals, reconciliations, and financial controls
- Experience handling intercompany transactions or recharges
- Studying towards a professional qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA) or looking to progress your career in accountancy
- Good analytical skills with the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies
- Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Good working knowledge of Excel and finance systems
Desirable:
- Experience working in a multi-entity or multi-business unit environment
- Exposure to month-end reporting processes within a larger organisation
Why join OCS?
- OCS are ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For in 2025, reflecting our dedication to building a supportive workplace where our colleagues feel valued and motivated.
Our Catering team offers breakfast and lunch services at our Ipswich head office, along with free coffee, hot chocolates and a replenishable fruit basket
We believe in investing in our colleagues’ futures. The OCS Academy provides a range of courses and resources that will allow you to grow your personal skills and advance your career
With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources
If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.
We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.
