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Assistant Finance Manager

Accountant ~ Support ~ Manager
London

The Assistant Finance Manager will report directly into the Financial Controller. The successful candidate will at a minimum be AAT qualified and/or part qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA. They will be able to deal with a fast paced work place and able to both work autonomously and as part of a team. They will be exposed to all areas of the finance function in order to assist in maintaining an efficient and accurate finance function within the business.
 
Key responsibilities:
    • Assisting the Financial Controller with managing all aspects of the Finance activities of the business.
    • Assisting with cashflow and preparation of cashflow forecast.
    • Assisting in preparing annual budget, monitoring monthly budget control and analysing variance between budget and actual expenditures.
    • Carrying out month end closures.
    • Assisting in preparation of internal and external reports for lenders, senior management and other stakeholders.
    • Supervision of purchase ledger, sales ledger and general ledger.
    • Supervision of accruals and pre-payments
    • Preparation of VAT and VAT returns.
    • Supervision of asset register.
    • Assisting with the treasury function, general banking activities including monthly reconciliations.  
    • Ad hoc financial modelling  
 
Requirements:
    • At least 4 years’ experience within a similar role, within financial services preferable
    • Educated to A Level standard and AAT qualified / Part Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA (Preferable);
    • PC literate and an expert user of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint);
    • Previous experience of using Sage Accounts and Sage Payroll (preferable);
    • Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills;
    • Be self-motivated, dedicated, driven, confident and a team player;  
    • Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.