Assistant Finance Manager Job at Office Angels (Yeovil)

Assistant Finance Manager

Office Angels

Location:
United Kingdom , Yeovil

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

50000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

This newly created role offers genuine influence, visibility across the wider organisation and strong opportunities for progression - including leadership development, strategic involvement, and project ownership. As Assistant Finance Manager, you'll support the Head of Finance across financial management, reporting, process improvement, and systems development. This is a varied, hands‑on and commercially focused position ideal for someone who enjoys making a visible impact. You'll combine analytical strength, leadership capability, systems knowledge, and operational finance expertise to help drive business performance, support colleagues across departments and develop best‑practice processes that enhance the efficiency of the entire finance function.

Job Responsibility:

Supervising and supporting ledger staff
Coaching colleagues and driving continuous improvement
Acting as deputy to the Finance Manager when needed
Overseeing debtor management and credit control
Ensuring timely reconciliations and accurate cash allocation
Supporting transactional processing and complex reconciliations
Managing relationships with internal teams and external partners (e.g. banks, auditors, HMRC, insurers)
Managing a monthly payroll of around 125 employees
Ensuring accurate tax, NI and pension reporting
Supporting staff policies, procedures, and entitlements
Assisting with monthly management accounts
Leading year‑end audit schedules and data consolidation
Developing financial reports, KPIs and insights
Supporting budgeting cycles and analysing variances
Contributing to ERP system testing and maintenance (SAP)
Supporting the rollout of new SAP modules
Leading or assisting with wider business projects

Requirements:

ACCA / CIMA / ACA qualified or part‑qualified, OR AAT / QBE with strong relevant experience
Experience within manufacturing or a related industry (desirable)
Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
Excellent communication skills with confidence liaising across the business
Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP systems (ideally SAP), and SAGE 50 Payroll
A proactive, curious mindset with a passion for improving processes
Leadership experience or the desire to develop mentoring skills

Nice to have:

Experience within manufacturing or a related industry
Candidates with previous practice or audit experience are also encouraged to apply

What we offer:

Hybrid working
26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
company pension- employer contribution is 6%, employee contribution is 2%
company sick pay
life assurance
critical illness
cash health plan
employee assistance programme (EAP)
cycle to work scheme
free onsite parking
excellent career development
involvement in major finance & systems projects
supportive leadership
and the opportunity to shape processes within a leading UK manufacturer

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 16, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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