Assistant Finance Manager

My established client has reached out to support with a change of team structure later this year. This role provides support to the UK Finance Director, with a wide range of duties encompassing all aspects of the accounting function including budgeting, forecasting and month end activities.

Assisting the UK Finance Director with the following:

• Corporate Finance reporting
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Support in the annual financial Audit
• Statutory accounts and annual tax returns
• Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues.
• Responsible for overseeing and signing off expenses
• Accounts payable and receivable entry and reconciliations
• Month end journal postings
• Balance sheet reconciliations, including fully reconciling accounts and maintaining understanding of what is behind the balances
• Management of accrual and prepayment balances
• Management of a team of 2 direct reports responsible for general finance administration
• Payroll calculation, administration and submission
• Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Financial journal creation and entry
• Assisting in the monthly P&L forecasting
• Assisting in monthly Group Finance reporting to strict deadlines
• Responsible for quarterly VAT returns
• Assisting in the annual financial audit
• Assisting in the preparation and reporting of the statutory accounts
• Assisting in the preparation and reporting of the annual tax return
• Monitoring cashflow
• Assisting in the annual budget preparation and analysis
• Management of direct reports, 1:2:1’s, yearly appraisals, target progression reviews, objective setting and supporting their on-going development.
• Proactive business partnering with the After Market Sales team and corporate functional partners across Marketing, HR and IT to support informed decision-making and drive commercial performance.
• Payroll calculation, administration and submission
• Review and submission of expenses payments
• Assisting in the Accounts Payable process, including processing of invoices and payment
• PSA calculation and submission
• Assisting in sales ledger invoice runs and preparation of cash allocation sheets

You need to be Excel savvy and be happy to work in a robust and established team.

In return you get onsite parking, an early finish on a Friday and 2 days home working

Pension exceeding the standard, annual bonus based on your salary and performance

Private medical care and time back in lieu.