Assistant Finance Manager

Location: Coventry CV4 and home working

Salary: £30 - 35,000 DOE

Benefits: 35 days holiday, hybrid working, enhanced pension scheme, BUPA

We are currently recruiting for a longstanding client with an exciting opportunity to recruit a brand new Assistant Finance Manager role into their structure. You will support the Finance Manager in a broad range of core financial management activities and operate as a Finance Business Partner to two separate business entities, taking the lead role in stakeholder liaison and relationship management.

This is a great first Finance Business Partner role for someone looking to build upon their experience in Commercial/Transactional Finance or Accountancy and work in partnership with business operations.

The working hours for this role are full time Monday to Thursday 8.30am until 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am until 3.30pm. The role is hybrid working office based 4 days Coventry CV4 and 1 day home working.

Key Responsibilities

• As an Assistant Finance Manager you will act as Finance Business Partner to two business entitities and providing shared service support

• Oversee cash management, reconcile accounts, update spreadsheets and make weekly postings
• Preparation and posting of monthly recharges and stock balances
• Support the annual statutory audit process
• Raise sales invoices
• Undertake credit control activity
• Monitor and oversee queries within the Finance email inbox
• Deal with invoice queries
• General support to the Finance Manager to include contributing ideas to the finance strategy and adhoc projects
• Drive positive working relationships at all levels with colleagues and key stakeholders across the business

Key Skills & Experience

• Experienced in a similar Finance role essential
• Skills in relationship management, able to respond efficiently to changing demands with the ability to challenge others’ thinking where necessary
• Ideally experience of working across different business subsidaries
• Flexible approach, willing to take on tasks relating to accountancy alongside transactional finance duties
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Experience using Sage 200 desirable

Benefits

• Hybrid working 4 days office based Coventry CV4 and 1 day home working
• 35 days holiday
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Onsite parking
• BUPA

If you have similiar experience in an Assistant Finance Manager or Assistant Management Accountant role and seeking a new role stepping up to a Finance Business Partner then please apply.