Assistant Finance Manager

Myriad Heat and Power Products; Melton Mowbray; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Myriad Products in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager who wants to develop into a Finance Manager. You'll work with the Financial Controller, taking day-to-day finance responsibilities and expanding into management accounts, cash flow, forecasting, budgeting and control.

This role suits someone with a solid accounting grounding and the ambition to progress; prior experience in reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments is valued, as is strong Excel

Qualifications

• Strong practical accounting knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day accounts payable and receivable.
• Bank reconciliations and general ledger postings.
• Manage prepayments, accruals, journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Assist with cash-flow reporting, forecasts and budgets.
• Set up and process weekly and monthly payments.
• Support VAT returns, CIS submissions and payroll.
• Work with operational teams to reconcile stock across systems.
• Provide cover across the finance function as required.
• Help improve finance systems, controls and processes as the business develops.

Skills

Accounting basics

Reconciliations

Journals

Accruals

Prepayments

Excel

Finance software

Attention to detail

Time management

Hands-on

Problem solving

Education

AAT qualification or progress toward ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Sage 50 Accounts

Job description

Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom | Posted on 21/09/2026

Ready to make the move towards becoming a Finance Manager?

If you've built a solid grounding in accounting and are ready for more responsibility, this could be the opportunity to make that step.

Myriad Products is a well-established renewable energy engineering company with over 20 years' experience. As the business grows, we're strengthening our finance team and looking for an Assistant Finance Manager who wants to develop into a Finance Manager.

You’ll work closely with our Financial Controller, taking increasing ownership of the day-to-day finance function while developing broader experience across management accounts, cash flow, forecasting, budgeting and financial control.

This isn't a narrow accounting role. It's an opportunity to become a genuinely rounded finance professional and build the experience you need to progress.

The Role

You’ll take responsibility for much of the day-to-day financial activity within the business, with the Financial Controller there to provide support and help you develop into the broader role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Overseeing day-to-day accounts payable and receivable activity
• Bank reconciliations and general ledger postings
• Managing prepayments, accruals, journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assisting with cash-flow reporting, forecasts and budgets
• Setting up and processing weekly and monthly payments
• Supporting VAT returns, CIS submissions and payroll
• Working with operational teams to manage and reconcile stock across systems
• Providing cover across the finance function where required
• Helping improve finance systems, controls and processes as the business develops

As your capability grows, so will the level of responsibility you take on.

About You

You don't need to be a Finance Manager already.

In fact, this role is particularly suited to someone who has developed a good accounting foundation and now wants the opportunity to step up towards Finance Manager level.

You might currently be working as a:

• Management Accountant
• Senior Finance Assistant
• Finance Officer

The exact job title matters less than what you can do and your appetite to develop.

You will have:

• Strong practical accounting knowledge
• Experience with reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments
• Good Excel skills and confidence using finance software and systems
• Strong attention to detail and accuracyThe ability to organise your own workload and manage deadlines
• A practical, hands-on approach
• The confidence to investigate problems and work things out rather than waiting to be shown every step

Full right to work in the UK with no restrictions (we are not able to sponsor work permits)

Experience with Sage 50 Accounts would be particularly useful.

An AAT qualification, or progress towards ACCA or CIMA, would also be valuable, although practical ability and your desire to develop are just as important.

Your Route to Finance Manager

The attraction of this role is the breadth of experience you’ll gain.

Rather than being confined to one part of an accounting department, you’ll work across:

• Management accounts
• Cash-flow management
• Forecasting and budgeting
• Balance-sheet control
• Payments
• Payroll
• VAT and CIS
• Stock and operational finance
• Finance systems and process improvement

You’ll work closely with an experienced Financial Controller and senior people across the business, developing an understanding not just of accounting, but of how finance supports the commercial and operational decisions of a growing company.

For someone who wants to become a Finance Manager, this is an opportunity to build that experience by actually doing the work.

Location

This role is based full-time onsite at Myriad Products in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

You should therefore already live within a reasonable commuting distance or be willing to relocate.

You must also already have the unrestricted right to work in the UK. Myriad is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Why Join Myriad Products

A clear opportunity to develop towards Finance Manager level

Direct support and development from the Financial Controller

Broad exposure across the finance function

Genuine responsibility rather than a narrowly defined accounting role

20+ years' experience in renewable energy engineering

A growing business where finance works closely with operations and senior leadership

If you’ve built a solid grounding in finance but feel ready for more responsibility, this is an opportunity to make the move towards Finance Manager rather than waiting for someone to give you the title first.