Job Description

Assistant Management Accountant - Birmingham
Pay: £14.86 per hour | 37 hours per week | Temporary (until March 2026 initially)

We are looking for a motivated Assistant Management Accountant to join a busy finance team with our Public Sector client, based in Birmingham. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong finance or data processing experience who is looking to gain valuable skills and contribute to the delivery of important public services.

The role:
You'll play a key part in supporting the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, ensuring project data is maintained to a high standard. This role is heavily administration-based, with a focus on manual processing and data entry, as well as providing support across finance activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Carrying out finance transactions such as project setup, salary recharges, accruals, and cost transfers.
• Supporting financial month-end routines and data checks.
• Maintaining accurate project financial data within internal systems (Oracle and Excel).
• Assisting with reporting and data cleansing activities.
• Responding to internal finance queries clearly and efficiently.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of processes and systems.

About you:

• Experience in a finance, data processing, or business support role.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organisation skills.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel (basic formulas essential).
• Familiarity with finance systems such as Oracle (or similar ERP).
• Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills with a collaborative, customer-focused approach.
• AAT Level 3 (or equivalent experience) desirable.

Details:

• Location: Birmingham (office-based).
• Hours: Full-time, 37 per week.
• Duration: Temporary contract until March 2026 (extension possible).
• Pay: £14.86 per hour.

This role offers a chance to develop your finance skills in a supportive team environment while making a real contribution to the work of government.

Apply online today to be considered for this opportunity.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.