Assistant Finance Manager

Assistant Finance ManagerSalary £45,000 - £50,000

Key Responsibilities:
* Assist with preparation of statutory accounts for all Group companies and Group consolidation in accordance with financial reporting standards and best practice
* Working closely with business partners and being a key point of contact to Site & Operations managers during month and year end reporting periods
* Manage, prepare and review the monthly management accounts
* Responsible for the month-end process including preparation, posting and review of journals, completing all balance sheet reconciliations and analysis of monthly movements
* Responsible for accurate reporting of accounts payable, accounts receivable, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets and other debtors and creditors
* Complete weekly and periodic management reports including detailed budget to actual variance analysis, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
* Support Finance Managers on technical accounting issues including aspects of acquisition accounting.
* Ad-hoc analysis and projects to support the needs of the business

Commercial Reporting:
* Support Finance Managers to review, challenge and then implement changes to the accounting and Management Information (MI) to provide maximum insight into company profitability.
* Demonstrate exceptional financial analysis skills
* Work with internal stakeholders including board members to support them on budget setting and monitoring, delivering an excellent business partnering service
* Produce high quality information, data and KPIs, ensuring that information and data produced by the finance teams is transparent, accurate and appropriate for corporate reporting

Person specification:
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail
* Ability to multi task and manage conflicting priorities
* Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Able to build trust and credibility as well as fit into our company culture and share our values.
* Good problem solving skills
* Ability to work to structured deadlines
* Strong communication skills both verbal and written
* Knowledge of accounting systems and intermediate Excel- Pivot Tables and V-lookups
* Resilient and able to work in an organisation that is undergoing change due to development and growth.
* Is a real Team player
* Able to plan and prioritise workload to ensure objectives are achieved on time.
* Able to identify problems and make decisions, taking appropriate action to resolve

Desirable qualifications/experience:
* Experience of working in a similar role within a medium/ large company.

Essential qualifications/experience:
* Accountancy qualification/part qualification CIMA/ACCA/ ACA.

• Non-contractual 10% bonus on basic salary (based on meeting KPI's and company performance targets)
• Single cover private healthcare
• NEST pension (3% employer contribution, 4% employee)
• Perkbox - benefits platform
• 25 days annual leave

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