Assistant Finance Manager

Trial Balance Consulting Ltd.; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One day per week work from home

Job summary

Trial Balance Consulting Ltd. in Plymouth seeks an Assistant Finance Manager to join the finance team on a full-time, permanent basis. The role offers progression and exposure to transactional and management accounting, reporting to the Finance Manager and growing responsibilities.

You will develop within a supportive environment, with potential to work from home one day per week after probation as part of a hybrid arrangement.

Qualifications

• Minimum AAT qualification and at least five years’ experience in a busy finance environment.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing the purchase ledger function and ensuring supplier payments are managed efficiently.
• Managing employee expenses and ensuring accurate processing and reporting.
• Supporting month-end procedures, reconciliations and management reporting.
• Assisting with the preparation of management accounts.
• Working closely with the Finance Manager to maintain strong financial controls and reporting processes.
• Identifying opportunities to improve existing finance procedures and systems.
• Providing support across the wider finance function as required.

Skills

Five years experience

Purchase ledger

Management reporting

Month-end procedures

Finance reporting

Education

AAT qualification

Job description

Assistant Finance Manager - £40,000 - Plymouth - Full time - Permanent

Trial Balance Consulting are pleased to be exclusively supporting a long-established and highly successful business who seek to recruit an Assistant Finance Manager to join their finance team. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity offering a clear pathway for progression over the coming years.

Working closely with an experienced Finance Manager, this role is ideally suited to an ambitious finance professional looking to take the next step in their career. The successful candidate will gain exposure to both transactional and management accounting responsibilities, with increasing responsibility as they develop within the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the purchase ledger function and ensuring supplier payments are managed efficiently
• Managing employee expenses and ensuring accurate processing and reporting
• Supporting month-end procedures, reconciliations and management reporting
• Assisting with the preparation of management accounts
• Working closely with the Finance Manager to maintain strong financial controls and reporting processes
• Identifying opportunities to improve existing finance procedures and systems
• Providing support across the wider finance function as required

We're keen to hear from experienced finance professionals who possess a minimum AAT qualification and at least five years' experience gained within a busy finance environment. Applicants should be confident operating within a broad finance role and comfortable taking ownership of key finance processes.

This opportunity would suit an Assistant Accountant, Senior Accounts Assistant or similar finance professional seeking a genuine step into management and longer-term career progression.

The company offers a competitive salary, potential support towards further professional qualifications and, following successful completion of probation, the opportunity to work from home one day per week.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable and successful organisation where you'll be mentored by an experienced Finance Manager and be well-positioned to progress into a more senior role in the future.