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Finance Manager

Simpson Judge Ltd
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 7 days
Location

Blackpool, Lancashire FY3 8PP, England

Salary

£40,000 - £46,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Finance Manager position is located in Blackpool, Lancashire, offering a salary between £40,000 and £46,000 per annum.
  • The role requires candidates to have a minimum of three years of relevant experience in finance or accounting.
  • Key responsibilities include managing accounts payable and receivable, preparing financial reports, and developing cash flow forecasts.
  • The ideal candidate should be proficient in accounting systems like Xero and possess strong Excel skills, along with excellent communication and organizational abilities.
  • The company promotes a modern work environment with flexible hours and opportunities for training and development.

Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Blackpool, Lancashire

Pay Bracket: £40,000 - £46,000 per annum

We are working with a long-established business in the marketing space who work with some of the most iconic businesses in the world. Our client is going through an exciting period of growth, and their team now needs to expand and recruit a Finance Manager.

This is a great opportunity as you will prepare accurate and timely financial reports, forecasts, and analyses to support decision-making and strategic planning processes. Your financial insights and recommendations will inform strategic decision-making, enabling the business to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.

Your main roles and responsibilities:

  • Management of the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions
  • Assisting with company payroll
  • Collating monthly reports for the Senior Management Team
  • Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts.
  • Develop and maintain a cash flow forecast.
  • Preparation of Quarterly Management Accounts and full-year financial forecast.
  • Issuing invoices and collecting payments from customers
  • Preparing VAT returns
  • Ensuring financial processes and controls are improved and implemented

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Proficient in using accounting systems, preferably Xero
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • An understanding of operational and business needs.
  • Excellent attention to detail, time management and exceptional organisation skills.
  • Proficient in excel and all Microsoft apps.
  • Strong understanding of navigating through reports and recognising areas of improvement.
  • Strong collaboration, team communication
  • Intermediate to advanced Excel skills

You'll benefit from:

  • A salary up to £46,000 per year
  • Modern, progressive, and collaborative working environment
  • Free Parking
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Training, learning and development opportunities.

Don't tick every box?

We encourage candidates to push themselves and to go for it! Whilst you might not meet all the criteria we're looking for, there are plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.

We also have additional vacancies like this one at a more junior and senior level, if you're not suitable for this position, we might have others that you'd like to hear about! Nothing ventured is nothing gained.

For immediate consideration please submit an updated CV to this advert, the client is happy to wait if the right person has a notice period.

What's next?

Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a registration with Thomas ahead of submitting your CV to the client. We will have a good chat regarding your career and how we can help.

Following this, your CV will be sent off with a consultant overview to secure you the interview. The interview process will be two stages with a competency-based test.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.