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Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading agricultural group based in Ledbury, Herefordshire to recruit a dynamic and driven Trainee Management Accountant. The position is varied and hands-on, supporting the charity arm of the organisation along with assisting with UK & Group entities. The role will involve support for management accounting, financial accounting, budgeting/forecasting through transactional processes. A progressive role, with training and development reporting directly to the Financial Controller. Remote/office hybrid working is offered, along with a study package if required for ACCA/CIMA. Your new role Your key duties will involve supporting with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, assisting in preparation of monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations. Monthly intercompany reconciliations, assisting with monthly exchange rates, management report preparation, month-end processes, along with support for the year-end statutory process. You will prepare quarterly VAT returns, monitor funds, raise payments, along with assisting in any ad-hoc projects/duties. Your duties will grow/develop as you progress in the role, with the opportunity to really add value & take on more. What you'll need to succeed To be considered for this progressive Trainee Management Accountant role, you will need some experience in a similar position, willing to learn and develop, with key MS Excel skills, along with being trained in a range of financial systems. Ideally, AAT qualified, or studying for your CIMA/ACCA/ACA, candidates qualified by experience will be considered. You will be a self-starter who is a team player, but also able to act on your own initiative, used to managing workloads to meet deadlines with a positive and proactive mind-set. You will have key communication skills to partner internally and externally at all levels, happy to embrace change and adaptable