Assistant Finance Manager – Lichfield
*Part-time - 4 days - (£30,000 - £35,000 Pro Rata), pension, flexible working
About our client
Bespoke Recruitment is delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity within this award-winning, market-leading, dynamic business. In recent years they have enjoyed an impressive year on year growth and whilst affected by the current Covid-19 pandemic, they are not letting it hold them back on their plans to recruit new talent to the team. If you can bring experience of the responsibilities below and hit the ground running on such tasks, but have ambitions to continue to expand your skill set further then this would be a great role for you.
As Assistant Finance Manager
You will work closely with the Head of Finance to ensure the team offer first-class finance support to the wider business. The expectation will be for you to be able to hit the ground running on the duties listed below. You will, however, be expected to evolve your responsibilities as your tenure increases and get every opportunity to broaden the scope of your role in time.
- Management of the Purchase and Sales Ledgers
- Working capital and cash management
- Ensure the transactional processing activities are completed
- Coordination of monthly billing
- Ensuring all payments are made to suppliers promptly
- Coordination of monthly payroll
- VAT returns
- Assist in the production of the Monthly Management Accounts
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Weekly Performance reporting
- Ensuring all filling and compliance expectations are met
About you
Our client is keen to speak with individuals who are seeking a “career” not just a job. It will be suited to you if you are currently working towards a professional qualification such as CIMA/ACCA and have a passion for continuous personal development. You will already have a strong grasp of MS Excel (ideally to Pivot and vlookup level) and previous experience of Sage accounting systems would be highly advantageous. In this role you will oversee the management of the Finance Assistant, if you have managed already that would be beneficial but don’t worry of not, it’s another development to add to your skillset.
It is of course, not just your technical skills that will be put to good use, softer skills are vital to our client and form part of our client's DNA. Attributes such as "Great attention to detail, Adaptability and An ability to think outside the box" , will play a pivotal role in your success.
What’s on offer
Our client is offering an FTE salary of £30,000 - £35,000 and a range of attractive benefits that include 24 days holiday, flexible working, pension and several additional employee perks. They also offer a genuine platform to work under the mentorship of a passionate and highly experienced Head of Finance who will be looking to help you develop your skill set further over time.
Ready to apply?
If you wish to be considered for this Assistant Finance Manager role then please do not hesitate to apply. If you are not quite ready to apply but would like to discuss the opportunity further please don’t hesitate to pick up the phone to ask, I’d be happy to discuss it further with you.