Assistant Finance Manager Job at 14forty (Birmingham)

Assistant Finance Manager

14forty

Location:
United Kingdom , Birmingham

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

50000.00 GBP / Year

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Job Description:

Assistant Finance Manager - AVFC Warehouse, Birmingham | Full-Time / Permanent £50000 + excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more. Overall, Purpose of the Role The candidate will business partner the General manager and their Heads of Department for the entirety of the Warehouse operation. You will perform a high-profile ownership role, developing skills in working collaboratively with client side, and internally across functions and other stakeholders. Through effective business partnering, the role will continually improve service levels, cost effectiveness and add value to commercial activities undertaken whilst also taking the contract through a period of mobilisation.

Job Responsibility:

Effective business partnering with the onsite operations team, ensuring strong commercial and operational decision making, managing financial risks and opportunities
Delivering pro-active financial analysis with summarised findings and recommendations to support decision making
Take ownership for the financial controls and processes for the operation which includes weekly flash process, budget process, review of commercial initiatives, support of capex appraisals and emphasis on optimising working capital
Deliver analysis of key business reporting such as dashboards, month end reports, business reviews, client reports, budgets, flash forecasts, client requests and other ad-hoc analysis
Monitoring initiative delivery plans, challenging operational teams and where there is a risk to achievement, highlighting to senior stakeholders
Assist in training of finance/operational teams in the use of business reporting and KPIs to understand and improve their financial performance
Populating monthly balance sheet document for review, escalating key risks and opportunities
Be responsible along with the Venue GM for the overseeing of the budgeting and forecasting process for the venue
Attend client finance meetings when required
Be a part of future planning and strategic decision-making process
Working effectively as part of a team
Building relationships with key finance stakeholders
Support the learning of finance personnel within the team and share knowledge/best practice

Requirements:

Experience of partnering non-finance professionals to support the delivery of financial information
Qualified Accountant or finalist (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) and a minimum of two years within a financial role
Experience of management accounting inclusive of accounting adjustments, producing reports/analysis to support commercial decision making
Analytical and with a high level of attention to detail
Proficient in Excel Macros & VBA
Experience of SAP and E15 / Power BI as analysis and reporting tools
Strong commercial acumen

What we offer:

Competitive salary with bonus and full company benefits
23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme
Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare, Medicash (dental, optical, therapy treatments)
Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Family benefits: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. 2 days' additional leave after returning from maternity leave, day off for your baby's first birthday, enhanced family leave
Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment, and travel discounts, 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships
Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products
Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, ongoing training and structured career pathways
Meals on duty included

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
April 25, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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