Venture Recruitment Partners
Assistant Manager Finance
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Assistant Finance Manager
£50,000 – £65,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
Southampton / Remote Working with Occasional Travel
The Opportunity
Our client is a well-established international professional services organisation with a reputation for excellence, integrity, and long-term client relationships. Due to continued growth, they are seeking an ambitious and technically strong Assistant Finance Manager to join their finance team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified accountant looking to take the next step in their career within a collaborative and supportive environment. The role offers significant exposure to multi-jurisdictional operations, financial reporting, budgeting, audit management, and people leadership, while providing a clear pathway for professional development.
The Role
Reporting to the Finance Manager and working closely with senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in overseeing financial reporting across 2 jurisdictions. You will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of management information, supporting group reporting requirements, coordinating statutory audits, and assisting with the day-to-day management of the finance function.
The successful candidate will also contribute to process improvement initiatives, support department-wide projects, and provide leadership and guidance to members of the finance team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, coordinate, and review monthly and quarterly reporting packs across multiple jurisdictions.
- Support the preparation and consolidation of group financial information.
- Manage and oversee annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Review general ledger postings and ensure the integrity of financial data.
- Review VAT returns prepared by external advisers.
- Ensure cross-border transactions and intercompany services are accurately invoiced and recorded.
- Coordinate the preparation of statutory financial statements and manage relationships with external auditors.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance reporting, controls, and finance processes.
- Support the development and implementation of finance systems and reporting tools.
- Prepare and monitor rolling cashflow forecasts extending at least 18 months ahead.
- Oversee salary allocations and ensure monthly reconciliations are completed accurately.
- Assist with credit control activities and debt collection processes.
- Review and sign off monthly bank and intercompany reconciliations.
- Lead, support, and provide performance management to a small finance team.
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About You
To be successful in this position, you will possess a strong technical accounting background combined with excellent communication and leadership skills.
- ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
- Experience working with multi-entity or multi-location organisations preferred.
- Experience working for an internal finance function ideally with some project management experience; financial or professional services background a preference but not essential.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge and experience in a financial reporting environment.
- Previous experience supervising, mentoring, or developing team members.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to review complex financial information.
- Commercially minded with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Advanced Level Excel required; Power Bi very helpful.
- Full right to work in the UK and based in the South of England.
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What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary of £50,000–£65,000.
- Annual performance-related bonus.
- Private health insurance.
- Full study support and professional development funding.
- Flexible remote working arrangement.
- Exposure to international operations and senior stakeholders.
- Collaborative and supportive team culture.
- Long-term career progression opportunities.
If you are a qualified accountant seeking a broad and varied role within a growing international organisation, please apply.
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