Junior Commercial Accountant (Part-Qualified)
Permanent
Newport Pagnell (2 days a week in the office, 3 days remote)
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000

Skills: Budgeting & Forecasting, Accruals, Management & Commercial Accounting and Excel

We are looking for a Junior Commercial Accountant to join a growing finance team and support the commercial performance of the business. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified or studying accountant who is looking to develop their career in commercial and project accounting within a supportive environment.

Reporting to the Senior Commercial Accountant, you will gain hands-on exposure across budgets, forecasting, margins, accruals, management accounts, and project finance, working closely with delivery and client-facing teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting the financial management of projects and clients, including budgets, forecasts, margin analysis, and accruals
• Assisting with the preparation and review of management accounts, including revenue, cost of sales, gross margin, and variance analysis
• Supporting the preparation, uploading, and maintenance of budgets and rolling forecasts
• Assisting with monthly accruals and prepayments, ensuring costs and revenues are recognised accurately
• Working with project teams to ensure invoicing schedules are accurate and up to date
• Raising and checking invoices and credit notes
• Helping to prepare project performance reports and financial metrics for senior stakeholders
• Supporting month-end close activities, including posting journals and reconciling nominal accounts
• Assisting with year-end accounting activities and audit preparation
• Supporting continuous improvement of finance processes and controls
• Providing ad-hoc financial support and analysis as required

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Is early in their finance career and looking to progress into a Commercial or Management Accountant role
• Wants hands-on exposure to commercial finance, margins, forecasting, and project performance
• Enjoys working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Is studying or planning to study a professional accounting qualification

Essential

• Experience in a finance or accounts role (e.g. Finance Assistant, Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant)
• Exposure to budgets, forecasting, margin analysis, and accruals
• Understanding of management accounts, including revenue, cost of sales, and gross margin
• Experience supporting month-end processes, including journals and reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with spreadsheets
• Good attention to detail and a proactive approach
• Ability to manage deadlines and prioritise workload
• Strong communication skills and ability to build effective working relationships

Desirable

• Experience in project or commercial accounting
• Exposure to cost/profit centre reporting
• Experience in an SME or fast-paced commercial environment
• Exposure to multi-currency transactions

Qualifications

• GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths
• AAT part-qualified / qualified or studying towards CIMA (or similar)