Assistant Manager / Financial Controller

flinder; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus (up to 10%)

Pension contributions via Salary Swap

Company share option scheme

Flexible working

Job summary

flinder is seeking an Assistant Manager / Financial Controller to join our FinOps team in London. You will support a pod, influence client transitions, and design finance systems using cloud platforms like Xero and QuickBooks.

This role focuses on delivering best-practice processes and bespoke analytics for a portfolio in tech, SaaS and e-commerce. You will manage monthly close, statutory accounts, and tax work while engaging multiple stakeholders and driving process improvements across client

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent qualification.
• 6+ months post-qualification experience in a small to mid sized practice.
• Experience with bookkeeping, management accounts, consolidations and finance processes.
• Experience with Companies Act requirements and UK GAAP.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Experience with cloud accounting systems (Xero, QuickBooks, Sage One/Live).
• Strong project management and multi-tasking skills.
• Client-focused mindset and ability to manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support a pod team with coaching and support.
• Assist client transition and transformation into flinder.
• Design and build finance systems and data structures.
• Improve processes for new clients leveraging technology.
• Create client management information and data analytics.
• Develop client process manuals.
• Review close activities, reconciliations, VAT, prepayments and journals.
• Report from cloud accounting systems (Xero, QuickBooks).
• Review management commentary and monthly/quarterly accounts.
• Assist with annual statutory accounts and corporation tax.

Skills

Project management

Multi-tasking

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage One/Live

Job description

• Flexible working.

Job Description

Assistant Manager / Financial Controller

Location: London

Department: FinOps

Contract: Full-time

We're looking for a Finance Assistant Manager / Financial Controller to join our growing FinOps team to deliver Smart Finance Function services to a portfolio of clients in our key sectors: Tech, SaaS and e-commerce, predominantly in the London and South East region. You may also get involved in other propositions that support your clients' journey.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting a pod team with coaching and support.
• Supporting the client transition and transformation journey into flinder.
• Finance system design & build and working with data structures.
• Improve processes for new clients to best in practice, leveraging technology where possible and streamlining them.
• Supporting the design of rich bespoke client management information and data analytics.
• Developing client process manuals.
• Reviewing close activities and monthly working papers e.g. reconciliations, vat returns, prepayments/accruals & journals.
• Using and reporting from cloud accounting systems (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks).
• Reviewing management commentaries.
• Reviewing monthly/quarterly management accounts.
• Reviewing annual statutory accounts and corporation tax.
• Investigating and responding to technical accounting queries.
• Primary relationship owner for less complex clients.
• Performing ad hoc requests and non routine questions from clients.
• Ad-hoc work and projects required in an agile business.
• Technical support to Finance Director / CFOs in delivery of their portfolios.

To Be Considered For The Role You Must Have

• An accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent.
• 6+ months of relevant post qualification experience in a small to mid sized practice.
• Extensive experience and working knowledge of bookkeeping, management accounts, consolidations and finance processes.
• Specific experience with the Companies Act requirements and UK GAAP.
• An enjoyment of working for different clients whilst understanding their individual needs.
• Experience in managing multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management and multi-tasking skills.
• Strong computer skills, with particular experience in Excel.
• Experience with cloud accounting systems (e.g. Xero, QuickBooks, Sage One/Live).
• Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
• The ability to proactively question everything to improve quality and processes.
• An approach that client satisfaction is absolutely second to none.
• Drive and desire for progression within flinder, we want you to be our Portfolio CFOs of the future.

Package

• £45,000 – £50,000 (experience dependent).
• Discretionary performance related bonus (up to 10%).
• Pension contributions via Salary Exchange.
• Company share option scheme.

Holidays

• 25 days annual leave.
• 3 days xMas additional leave.
• Purchase up to 5 additional days

Other Benefits

• Fully paid strategy trip each year.
• Electric car scheme (Salary Exchange).
• Cycle to work scheme (Salary Exchange).
• Flexible working.
• BYOD (phone) allowance.

You will predominantly be based in London and travel to client sites will be required at times. From time to time you may work from home depending on business and client needs. Your skills and experience will determine the entry level and progression within flinder will be dependent on performance.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide any form of visa sponsorship, so candidates must be an EU citizen or possess a current UK Tier 1 Visa and be eligible to take up full-time, permanent employment.

EU candidates must also demonstrate they are eligible to take up UK employment post-Brexit.

We build and run smart finance functions for fast-growth and complex businesses.

Our mission is to deliver relevant insight that enables better business decisions.

Our values

Entrepreneurs at heart

Creators. Leaders. Self-starters. We’re an innovative fast-growth company that likes to challenge convention. We’re always thinking and looking ahead. Our people dream big and are driven to change the world.

It is personal

We’re interested in our clients and each other. We take the time to get to know what makes their business tick. Yes, we deliver on business, data and finance challenges, but it’s always strategic, insightful and relevant.

A BS-free zone

We’re true to ourselves, each other and we’re straight with our clients. So, if we think something is the right thing for our client’s business, we’ll say it even if it’s not what they want to hear.

Tenacious

We don’t settle, we never stop developing. We’re always looking for a better way. We’re relentless when it comes to delivering the highest standards and getting the best outcome for clients.

What we look for

Love for your role

Passion to do the best for your clients

Personal drive to self-develop

Desire to break from the ‘norm’