Assistant Management Accountant in Southampton

A common next step from Assistant Management Accountant is management accountant — the engine room of monthly reporting. We see this progression play out for candidates in Southampton just as often as anywhere else in our network.

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Southampton vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Assistant Management Accountant position in Southampton is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Assistant Management Accountant opportunities in Southampton that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Assistant Management Accountant talent pool in Southampton, not just an afterthought.

Yes — Assistant Management Accountant is one of the positions we place in Southampton, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Assistant Management Accountant salaries in Southampton typically sit at £27.5k – £38.5k. £27.5k+ suits an AAT studier or graduate with up to 6 months' experience. £32k+ is typical with a year or more, often in a ledger role, rising towards £38.5k for part-qualified candidates further into their studies.

Recent examples include port, cruise-line and freight-forwarding businesses tied to the docks and aerospace and marine-engineering supply-chain businesses — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Southampton.

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Southampton.

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Southampton needing a single, sole-charge Assistant Management Accountant hire.

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.