Assistant Finance Manager

PARALLEL RECRUITMENT LTD; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

PARALLEL RECRUITMENT LTD in Salford Quays is recruiting an Assistant Finance Manager. The role centers on owning the monthly management accounts, with salary in the £40,000–£45,000 band and a supportive finance team in a growing business.

You’ll lead month-end, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis, while mentoring an apprentice and supporting budgets, cash flow reporting and year-end activity in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience preparing management accounts and taking ownership of month-end.
• Good understanding of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Confidence working independently and explaining financial information.
• Interest in supporting and developing a junior member of the team.

Responsibilities

• Leading the month-end process and preparing the monthly management accounts
• Reviewing journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating variances and explaining the numbers to the Finance Director
• Supporting budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting
• Helping maintain good financial controls and looking for ways to improve processes
• Supporting year-end, audit and VAT work
• Mentoring an apprentice who is working towards their AAT

Skills

Management accounts

Month-end

Balance sheet reconciliations

Financial controls

Independent work

Mentoring junior

Job description

Assistant Finance Manager

Salford Quays

£40,000-£45,000

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys getting into the detail of the numbers but is ready to take on a broader role in finance.

The company is well established, growing year on year and has a loyal customer base. That growth has created the need for an Assistant Finance Manager to work closely with the Finance Director and help keep the finance function running smoothly.

You'll take ownership of the monthly management accounts and help make sure they give the business a clear picture of how it's performing. Alongside that, you'll get involved in a wider range of finance work, with the chance to shape how the role develops.

The role will include:

• Leading the month-end process and preparing the monthly management accounts
• Reviewing journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating variances and explaining the numbers to the Finance Director
• Supporting budgets, forecasts and cash flow reporting
• Helping maintain good financial controls and looking for ways to improve processes
• Supporting year-end, audit and VAT work
• Mentoring an apprentice who is currently working towards their AAT

There's real variety and autonomy here. You'll have room to organise your work in a way that suits you, while working closely with the Finance Director and being part of a supportive team.

There's no expectation that you'll be pushed up a corporate ladder. The business is looking for someone who takes pride in doing a good job, enjoys supporting the people around them and values a healthy work-life balance.

It's a place where you can make a real contribution, then close the laptop at the end of the day. Nobody's watching the clock or giving you the eye for leaving when your work is done.

To be considered, you'll need:

• Experience preparing management accounts and taking ownership of month-end
• A good understanding of balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls
• Confidence working independently and explaining financial information
• An interest in supporting and developing a junior member of the team