How To Become A Finance Manager Assistant: What It Is and Career Path

What is a finance manager assistant and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

The average finance manager assistant salary is $51,586. The most common degree is a bachelor's degree degree with an business major. It usually takes 6-8 years of experience to become a finance manager assistant. Finance managers assistant with a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification earn more money. Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 17% and produce 123,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreFinance Manager AssistantUS Average

Salary

4.0

Avg. Salary $51,586

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.5

Growth rate 17%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.3

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.34%

Asian 9.99%

Black or African American 7.43%

Hispanic or Latino 14.18%

Unknown 4.10%

White 63.96%

Gender

female 74.09%

male 25.91%

Age - 46

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 46

Stress level

9.5

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

9.3

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.9

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a finance manager assistant

Explore finance manager assistant education requirements

Most common finance manager assistant degrees

Bachelor's

61.5 %

Associate

15.8 %

Master's

9.2 %

Start to develop specific finance manager assistant skills

Skills	Percentages
Payroll	18.29%
Financial Assistance	6.45%
Patient Accounts	5.68%
General Ledger	4.34%
Financial Products	4.26%

Complete relevant finance manager assistant training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New finance managers assistant learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a finance manager assistant based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real finance manager assistant resumes.

Research finance manager assistant duties and responsibilities

Monitor all transactions in assign inventory finance portfolio to manage invoice funding approval decision.
Improve existing financial policies and procedures and reinforce accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations.
Test PeopleSoft functionality and participate in data cleansing as part of implementation.

Apply for finance manager assistant jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a finance manager assistant job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Finance manager assistant reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020

Pros

Able to do creative graphs showing financial activity, controlling budgets, and autonomy. I enjoy working by myself but i do miss talking with people

Cons

Not much interaction with others. You must like working independently for most of your shift

A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2019