Role: Finance Manager Location: Colchester Salary: £45-55kWe are looking for a Finance Manager / Management Account to join our team - Reporting into the CFO;- Full preparation of management and year-end accounts packs and supporting schedules/reconciliations.- Working with the commercial team to raise quotes/invoices and track work completion.- Cash management/forecasting including debt collection, payment run collation etc.- Management of supplier process including invoice authorisations and payments.- VAT return submissions and reconciliations.- Assistance with the year end budget process across the group including P&L, balance sheet, cashflows and KPIs.- Short-term (13 week) cashflow forecasting/funding management and day-to-day management of the bank and CID facility.- Leading on operational aspects of budgeting process, consolidation of sales and cost base, co-ordination of budget timetable and preparing budget P&L, balance sheets, cashflows etc.- Principle point of contact for external auditors and corporate tax advisors including year-end analysis, working paper preparation, statutory disclosures and analysis etc.- Allocation of project codes.- Cost management analysis.- Uploading of purchase invoices to Zahara, posting of credit card and bank transactions and raising of supplier payments.- Raising of sales invoices, credit control and debt reporting.- Full monthly suite of balance sheet reconciliations to audit standard.Person Specification:- Qualified ACA/ACCA, audit practice background highly advantageous.- Excel experience to include pivot tables, charts, IF functions, lookups etc.- Familiarity with Sage and Zahara advantageous.- Highly organised with superb attention to detail.- Flexible - able to juggle tasks and priorities.- Able to influence non-finance staff and build solid working relationships, especially with commercial and production teams.- Open, supportive, approachable management style, focussed on developing staff anddriving efficiency and accuracy in financial processes.If you feel the above Finance Manager specification matches your professional background, click apply.
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ITSS Recruitment Ltd
Posted a day ago, valid for 23 days
Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England
£30,000 - £36,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Finance Manager position in Colchester offers a salary range of £45-55k.
- The role requires a qualified ACA/ACCA with an audit practice background and several years of relevant experience.
- Key responsibilities include preparing management and year-end accounts, cash management, and liaising with external auditors.
- Candidates should have strong Excel skills and familiarity with Sage and Zahara is advantageous.
- The ideal candidate will be highly organized, flexible, and able to build solid working relationships with non-finance staff.
