Location: Dover (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent
?Salary: £31,396
About us:
Migrant Help is a leading charity that was established in 1963 and delivers a range of support and advice services to people affected by displacement and exploitation across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable people, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.
The Assistant Management Accountant role:
Part of the Finance team, the Assistant Management Accountant is a collaborative and diverse role at Migrant Help. You will will maintain accurate and appropriate financial records to meet the requirements of the contracts or grants through which work is funded, in addition to the requirements to meet the strategic and charitable objectives of the organisation. You will prepare periodic financial statements, including but not limited to profit and loss accounts, costing models for bids and grants, cash flow forecasts, data analysis, and financial commentaries.
If you have demonstrable experience of financial systems and a high level of motivation, and are looking for an exciting role that makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Key responsibilities of our Assistant Management Accountant:
Ensure Migrant Help policies and operating procedures are followed, maintained accuracy and efficiency through own work
Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, journals and variance analysis
Support budget holders with periodic actuals vs budget reporting, responding to queries and providing clear financial information
Maintain and reconcile balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness
Measuring the company’s financial performance based on financial records, to ensure that the organisation is meeting expectations.
Support the integrity of the finance system and contribute to process improvements and automation
Assist with compliance monitoring (e.g restricted / unrestricted funds, donor reporting, and grant conditions)
?Provide general support to the Financial Reporting Manager and cover for the other finance team members as required
Support the implementation of new finance systems or reporting tools as required
Collaborate with the wider finance team on ad hoc analysis, internal reporting or system improvements
The experience and skills you need to become our Assistant Management Accountant:
Strong understanding of double entry accounting and financial reporting
Experience in a finance team, ideally not for profit, charity or public sector environment
Familiarity with financial systems such as Sage or sector specific ERP Systems
Communication skills, particularly with internal and external stakeholders for non-finance members
Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process therefore:
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check therefore applicants must:
Be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK (such as Passport, work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalisation as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc.)
Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment
These are some of the benefits we offer:
Our working week is 35 hours per week offering flexibility and work life balance
Enhanced family friendly provisions
Employees will gain an extra day annual leave per year to a maximum of 39 days, including bank holidays (pro-rata).
Option to buy or sell up to 5 days of annual leave
Access to Perkbox, an employee rewards and benefits platform with over 9,000 deals and discounts, a range of free perks, employee wellbeing support and other additional employee benefits and recognitions.
Wellbeing support.
Migrant Help offers employees a non-contributory pension scheme Migrant Help pays 8% worth of employee salary into the pension scheme.
Closing Date: 18th June 2026
If you are interested in becoming our new Assistant Management Accountant, please click 'APPLY' today. We look forward to hearing from you!
We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job
Please note this vacancy may close early depending on applications received
As part of your role, it is important you operate within Migrant Help’s values: Protection, Diversity, Equality, Partnership, Innovation and Excellence.
Migrant Help is proud to be an equal opportunities employer
Salary description
£31396.00 - £31396.00 per year