Assistant Finance Manager

Morgan McKinley (South West); Badminton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Career progression

Mentoring from Financial Director

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

6 weeks' annual leave

Early Friday finish

Job summary

Morgan McKinley (South West) is supporting a specialist Manufacturing & Engineering business in Chippenham to recruit an Assistant Finance Manager on a permanent basis. You will work closely with the Financial Director, covering management accounting, financial reporting and cashflow, with a clear path towards Finance Manager as the business scales.

You will gain exposure across finance, manufacturing and operations, with international group exposure and a hybrid work pattern, typically 2 days

Qualifications

• Month-end management accounting: accruals, prepayments and journals.
• Maintain and reconcile the P&L and balance sheet.
• Manage and monitor cashflow.
• Produce daily sales and financial reports.
• Ledger management and day-to-day finance routines.
• Bring finance processes in-house to improve controls, accuracy and efficiency.
• Work with manufacturing and operations to align finance and production systems.

Responsibilities

• Month-end management accounting: accruals, prepayments and journals.
• Maintain and reconcile the P&L and balance sheet.
• Manage and monitor cashflow.
• Produce daily sales and financial reports.
• Ledger management and day-to-day finance routines.
• Bringing key finance processes in-house, improving controls, accuracy and efficiency.
• Work closely with manufacturing and operations to ensure finance and production systems work effectively together.
• Support the business with financial insight as it grows and identify process improvements.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Cash flow management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Part-Qualified Accountant

AAT finalist

Job description

Are you a hands-on Assistant Finance Manager looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact?

We are working with a specialist Manufacturing & Engineering business in Chippenham to recruit an Assistant Finance Manager on a permanent basis.

Working closely with the Financial Director, you'll take responsibility for the day-to-day finance operation while also playing an important role in strengthening and developing the function as the business continues to scale.

The business is currently going through an exciting period of growth and transformation following a recent acquisition. With the business targeting significant growth, there is a real opportunity for the successful candidate to help shape how finance operates going forward.

You won't simply be processing numbers from the sidelines. You'll have visibility across the business, working with finance, manufacturing and operations, while gaining exposure to the wider group internationally.

And with the FD looking to step back from the day-to-day finance operation over the next 12-18 months, there is a genuine potential pathway towards a Finance Manager-level position for the right person.

What will you be doing?

Your responsibilities will be varied, giving you a great mix of management accounting, operational finance and commercial exposure.

You’ll take ownership of:

• Preparing monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments and journals
• Maintaining and reconciling the P&L and balance sheet
• Managing and monitoring cashflow
• Producing daily sales and financial reports
• Taking ownership of ledger management and day-to-day finance routines
• Bringing key finance processes in-house, improving controls, accuracy and efficiency
• Working closely with manufacturing and operations to ensure finance and production systems work effectively together
• Supporting the business with financial insight as it continues to grow
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes, systems and reporting

Why join?

This is an opportunity to join a business at an exciting point in its development, with the chance to have a genuine influence on how the finance function evolves.

You’ll get:

• Study support to help you continue your professional development and progress towards chartered status
• A genuine career progression opportunity, with potential to develop into a Finance Manager position
• Direct exposure to and mentoring from the Financial Director
• The opportunity to help bring finance processes in-house and shape the function
• Exposure to a growing manufacturing business and an international parent group
• Hybrid working, typically 2 days per week in the office
• Flexible start and finish times
• 6 weeks' annual leave
• Early Friday finish

Interested?

If you're an ambitious Part-Qualified Accountant looking for autonomy, development and a genuine opportunity to progress, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether you're an AAT finalist ready for your next step or an experienced QBE accountant looking for broader responsibility, this could be an excellent opportunity to take your career forward.