Assistant Finance Manager

Overview

Support finance manager in monthly accounts, reporting, and budgeting for BU

Key Responsibilities

• management reporting
• balance reconciliation
• month-end journals
• budget forecast
• audit support
• statutory accounts

Tasks

-Preparation of monthly management reporting for the BU. Include commentary which explains both YTD and full-year forecast variances from the budget (or forecast), for review by the FM and FD and incorporation in the monthly BUMT Board Report. The analysis will reflect operational understanding. -Ensure Finance Manual procedures are complied with and timely dispensation sought where appropriate. -Explanation and demonstration of the key budget outputs across BU departments, often to a non-financial audience. -Prepare and Review balance sheet reconciliations, including entries and accounts managed by central teams (e.g. payroll accounting), ensuring that items are correctly analysed and any accounting anomalies are cleared on a timely basis. Highlight issues to the FM during the review -Support the Finance Manager and Finance Director by assisting in the preparation of financial information in an efficient and timely manner -Support Finance Manager with the external and internal audit processes, as well as statutory account preparation as required -Positively contribute to the Finance Leadership team to manage, guide and motivate the Finance team -Account, forecast and report on cost excesses/ savings -Prepare and Process month end journals -Contribute to the annual budgeting and planning process -NGP Joint Venture – Liaise with all external and internal agencies on VAT/Tax and company house returns. -NGP Joint venture – Responsible for the production of management accounts and statutory accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, recharges, and preparation of board reporting for the JV. -Provide cover for direct reports and peers as required -Engage with the BU teams to ensure TW Group's financial policy and statutory requirements are met and complied with throughout the BU -Manage the consolidated monthly close process, ensuring a clean close of all sub-ledgers, interfaces, and accounting judgements, with the general ledger closed by WD3.

Requirements

• industry experience
• aca
• acca
• cima
• ms office
• excel

What You Bring

-Previous industry experience -Qualified Accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA, with prior experience of working as a financial accountant (or external auditor) and management accountant. -Good (Strong preferred) working knowledge of MS Office and Excel in particular

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