Assistant Finance Manager FTC

Position: Assistant Finance Manager 6 month FTC
Assistant Finance Manager - Cambridge - 6 month FTC

Salary - £34,000 - £39,000 Location - 2 days a week on-site in Cambridge

Our client is looking for an Assistant Finance Manager who will provide accounts management services to the department, ranging from day-to-day query resolution up to (but not limited to) supporting the month-end and year-end processes.

Essential requirements:

Formal qualification to bachelor's degree level or AAT Level 4 (or equivalent)
Demonstrable experience working in a busy accounts' environment
Experience managing or supporting general ledger and financial processes
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleaguesDuties

Monitor and reconcile general ledger accounts ensuring budget holders manage their resources efficiently and effectively.
Discuss budget details with the Finance Manager and other senior staff, identify and explain potential problems e.g. forecast overspends and offer solutions.
Explain financially technical information to non-financial staff.
Liaise with Principal Investigators regarding their budgets, forecasts for expenditure and any pipeline grant applications.
Understand the potentially complex terms and conditions of different funders or programmes and apply them to budgets and expenditures, providing advice surrounding this.
Support research grant applications when required, including costing projects/grants for senior staff.
Assist with the collection of debts, dealing with queries as soon as they arise.
Identify areas for process improvements within the finance team and assist with their implementation.
Line Management of 2-3 staff, setting priorities and allocating tasks.
Deputise for the Finance Manager