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Assistant Management Accountant

Liverpool

12-Month Fixed-Term Contract

Downing is looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You'll support financial reporting, month-end processes, and business performance, while helping drive improvements to systems and ways of working.

We’re looking for someone who has experience preparing management accounts, strong systems knowledge, and a proactive approach. This is a hands-on finance role suited to someone who enjoys improving processes, working collaboratively, and producing accurate, timely financial information.

Downing is a leading UK real estate business with over 38 years of experience across Purpose-Built Student Accommodation, Build-to-Rent and Co-living. We manage thousands of homes nationwide and have an impressive £1.6bn worth of developments in the pipeline.

As we continue to invest in technology and innovation, it's an exciting time to join a business focused on smarter, data-driven ways of working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the production of monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• Produce P&L analysis and support the reconciliation of accruals, prepayments, and service-related items.
• Prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations and associated reporting, including debtors, and creditors.
• Provide management accounting support across development, operational, and student accommodation portfolios.
• Maintain accurate records and reconciliation of student rental income, working with lettings systems and operational teams where required.
• Review bookkeeping entries, financial transactions, cash movements, debtors, creditors, and credit control activity.
• Review bank and intercompany reconciliations.
• Transformation, Systems & Process Improvement