Assistant Finance Manager
Posted 2 days 14 hours ago by Hays
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.
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