Assistant Finance Manager

Coventry

£30-35k DOE

We are currently recruiting for a longstanding client with an exciting opportunity to recruit a brand new Finance 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.

Key Responsibilities

* 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

* 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

* Strong systems knowledge; Microsoft Office, Excel and experience using a finance system