About the role

  • Assistant Finance Manager at logistics company in Leeds. Managing financial operations and supporting multi-site Finance Manager in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Help keep financial and commercial operations running smoothly
  • Support the multi-site Finance Manager with key financial, commercial, and administrative duties
  • Ensure colleagues, clients, and site teams receive accurate and timely information
  • Produce weekly and monthly management accounts
  • Build strong relationships with operational teams and customer contacts
  • Support effective decision‑making and performance reporting
  • Maintain reconciliations across payroll, agency, trackers, and balance sheet accounts
  • Manage the Purchase Order process, including coding, authorisation, and clear commentary
  • Drive continuous improvement and provide proactive insights

Requirements

  • AAT qualified (or equivalent or QBE)
  • Ideally progressing toward CIMA/ACCA/ACA
  • Experience in distribution, logistics, or similarly fast‑paced environments
  • Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
  • Advanced Excel capability
  • Solid FP&A/reporting experience
  • Confident communicator with strong relationship‑building skills
  • Commercially aware and customer‑focused
  • Good Microsoft knowledge
  • Experience in open‑book/3PL environments and ERP/General Ledger systems (e.g. Oracle) is an advantage

Benefits

  • 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
  • Flexible dental insurance plans
  • Company sponsored pension scheme
  • 24/7 online GP service
  • Life assurance
  • Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
  • Access to MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Cashback cards
  • Saving scheme

Job title

Assistant Finance Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£42,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Tech skills

Location requirements

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