Trainee Finance Manager

Axon Moore Group Ltd

Posted 8 hours ago, valid for a day

Burnley, Lancashire BB12, England

Full Time

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

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Sonic Summary

Axon Moore is seeking a Trainee Finance Manager for an award-winning business in Burnley, offering a salary between £30,000 and £35,000 depending on experience.
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 2 years' experience in accounts payable/accounts receivable and a Level 3 AAT qualification.
This role will involve working with monthly management accounts, bank reconciliations, and assisting with various financial duties under the mentorship of the Financial Director.
Benefits include flexible working hours, 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, full study support, and a fantastic company pension scheme.
Candidates should possess strong IT and Excel skills, attention to detail, and excellent communication abilities.

Trainee Finance Manager| £30,000 - £35,000 DOE | Burnley | Study Support | Exceptional mentorship and progression | 25 Days plus Bank HolidaysAxon Moore have exclusively partnered with an award winning business based in Burnley, in their search for a Trainee Finance Manager to join their current finance function. Reporting directly to the FD, this role will provide the opportunity to gain experience working with monthly management accounts while assisting with transactional duties.There will be a significant training period to gain full and thorough understanding of their current procedures and systems before eventually leading their small finance team.We are looking for a candidate who has at least 2 years’ experience working with accounts payable/accounts receivable and wish to progress to working on monthly management accounts.Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Aspects of both purchase and sales ledger
Weekly bank reconciliations and supplier statement reconciliations
Resolving stakeholder queries
Analysing costs and expenses and identifying areas for cost control and improvements
Balance sheet reconciliations
Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments and similar accounting entries
Assisting with monthly management accounts
Prepare & reconcile information for quarterly VAT returns.

Required Experience and Skills:

Minimum AAT L3 qualified with a minimum of 2 years’ experience
Extensive experience with Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable
Excellent IT and MS Excel skills
Great attention to detail
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organisational and multi-tasking abilities
Work efficiently towards meeting deadlines

Benefits Include:

Starting salary up to £35,000 DOE
Flexible working hours
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Full study support provided
Fantastic company pension scheme
Life insurance
Free onsite parking

“Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Callum Hunt- or or see our website at www.axonmoore.com.”

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