Assistant Finance Manager
Coventry
£30-35k DOE
We are currently recruiting for a longstanding client with an exciting opportunity to recruit a 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 true 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