Assistant Management Accountant
Gloucester
About Us:
At Virgate, we are committed to delivering exceptional financial services to our clients. Our team of dedicated professionals works closely with businesses to help them achieve their financial goals, using cutting-edge technology and tailored solutions. We pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative, positive, and supportive work environment where every team member plays a crucial role in our clients' success.
We are looking for a proactive, communicative, and detail-oriented Assistant Management Accountant to join our growing team and make a real impact on our clients’ businesses. If you're passionate about accounting and building strong client relationships, we’d love to hear from you.
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Position Overview:
We are looking for a driven and ambitious Assistant Management Accountant who is keen to develop into an Account Manager and beyond. This role is ideal for someone who already has a solid grounding in management accounts and is looking for strong progression, increased responsibility, and client ownership as they continue their professional journey.
You will work closely with clients, senior accountants, and the leadership team, gaining hands-on exposure to high-quality management accounting, commercial insight, and advisory work. As your experience grows, so will your level of autonomy, complexity of clients, and involvement in strategic discussions.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a a secondary point of contact for a portfolio of external clients. Building trusting and professional relationships.
- Review client bookkeeping on a weekly basis, proactively identifying and resolving issues to ensure clean, accurate data.
- Be hands on with the monthly preparation of clients P&L and Balance sheet reconciliations.
- Assist with period-end close processes, ensuring management accounts are delivered within agreed deadlines (typically within 10 working days).
- Analyse financial performance and support the delivery of meaningful commentary, insights, and comparisons against benchmarks.
- Maintain accurate task tracking, client notes, and documentation using internal systems.
- Collaborate with colleagues to ensure continuity of service and shared knowledge across the team._
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Progression & Development
This role is designed with progression in mind. Depending on performance and development, you will:
- Move toward full end-to-end ownership of management accounts for more complex clients.
- Increase your exposure to client advisory conversations and value-added insights.
- Develop technical depth across management reporting, forecasting, and commercial analysis.
- Progress into an Account Manager role with greater autonomy and leadership responsibility.
- Receive ongoing support with professional studies, technical training, and soft-skill development.
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What We’re Looking For:
- Qualifications: Studying toward or qualified in ACCA / CIMA / CPA.
- Experience:
o Around 1–3 years’ experience in management accounting or a similar role.
o Experience working with multiple clients or stakeholders is advantageous but not essential.
- Skills:
o Good Excel skills (essential).
o Strong foundation in management accounts with a desire to deepen technical expertise.
o Knowledge of Xero is desirable but not required.
o Clear and confident communicator, comfortable speaking with clients
o Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage competing deadlines.
o Curious, motivated and genuinely keen to progress and take on more responsibility.
o Positive attitude with a willingness to learn and be coached.
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Why Join Us?
- Clear Career Progression: Defined development pathways with real opportunities to progress.
- Learning and Support: Study Support, professional development and on the job coaching.
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible working, including WFH and flexi-time.
- Supportive Culture: A collaborative, close-knit team that invests in its people.
- Competitive Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary, NEST pension, health cash plan, professional courses, birthday day off, long-service bonuses, and regular team social events.
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How to Apply:
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career as an Account Manager, we’d love to hear from you! Submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience by clicking on Apply Now.
