New Job woes

[Torres10]

So I started my new job 2 weeks ago. On paper the job spec looked amazing, pay & benefits are great, the people seem lovely...but, 2 weeks in and I have actually done no work!
Before this role I was a busy Finance Manager responsible for the business results, now I seem to be waiting for HR to let me know if they need help doing their budget?!
I have tried broaching it gently with my manager, without wanting to sound arrogant, that I am used to being busy and having responsibility, but I don't seem to be getting much traction!
He is on leave today and I have started to ask questions of the rest of the team and I am getting the vibe that they don't really get any autonomy and changes happen very slowly :(
I am trying not to panic, but I am not sure what my next steps should be? I guess I need to go back to my boss in a more assertive manner really, but accept that I may have to cut my losses!? What do I say without sounding too cocky!?

I'm not in finance. But in my place of work we tend to give new starts a very soft start, and ease them in gently to a new role. Work load wouldn't really ramp up until a month or so into the role at least.

In that first month they'd have training, induction meetings with staff across teams, getting used to our systems and processes and lots of reading up on our area of work, work planning for month ahead . But probably no substantive work in the first few weeks.

Hang in there it could get better!

What do you mean you’ve not done any work yet? What do you do during work hours currently?

Honestly..I've delved into the month end results and tried to get acquainted with the accounting systems but its hard to keep motivated! I can not speak to anyone for the whole day & whilst I know wfh makes things more difficult it's kind of soul destroying :(
I do absolutely get the gentle break in, but I think it's more I am struggling to see how it ramps up!
I was told that when the budget started things would pick up..but then my boss sent all the budget files out on my behalf..to me that would have been a perfect intro to the business ( a bit basic to be honest but I know you need to do the nitty gritty to understand stuff).
He is a really nice guy, very very chatty, and I'm struggling how to say wtf is going on in a non crappy way?! Maybe there isn't one?!

Maybe leave it a couple more weeks before asking again, you don't want to come across as pushy.