Finance Manager

This is a newly created role that places a great emphasis on projects and change management.

The role joins a key and growing business division of a hugely successful, privately held international. The business is looking to develop its process documentation and controls and once completed the financial management and reporting..

The business truly people at the heart of what they do and offer great flexibility and hybrid working.

Finance Manager – Responsibilities

• Business Reporting and analysis:
• Preparing and developing monthly management reports
• Analysis of results, KPI’s
• Monthly Financial reviews and comparisons to Budget and prior year for income statement, balance sheet and cashflow
• Working capital analysis and planning
• Performance insight related to non-financial drivers
• Extract data to prepare and develop Management Information and Business Intelligence to act as true business partner.
• Assisting with Group projects such as alignment of financial practices and policies, development of X3 technology, global operations processes, software integration, business change etc.
• Completion of specific projects for the Group
• Management Accounting & Financial Control
• Monthly review of reconciliations to include:
  • All balance sheet accounts as generated by the Management Accounts and Group Accounts Payable team member
  • Profit & loss accounts with variance analysis
  • Margin analysis
  • Reconciliation of intercompany figures
  • Business unit reporting
  • Reviewing fees, costs and payment terms and conditions

• Ensuring controls, management reports, exception reports are created , produced and reviewed for accuracy and on time
• Leading and assisting with statutory audit preparation and ongoing support with auditors during audit periods in conjunction with Group Controller
• Ensuring and maintaining the bank accounts, processing and performing monthly reconciliations, ensuring availability of funds and client position reconciliations
• Process prepayments, accruals and other general ledger journal entries
• Understanding and developing Sage and other transactional systems reporting and developments to improve controls, performance and efficiency
• Monitor, review & oversee AR and AP postings for transactions
• Budget and quarterly forecast preparation
• Supporting general day to day queries
• Team Management:
• Management of the Group Accounts Payable team member supporting a specialist Accounting division
• Supporting the Finance Operations and Accounting Teams and broader Finance team as and when required

Finance Manager – Required Experience

• Qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent
• Experience of change management in a finance role supporting business processes
• Strong technical knowledge with accounting systems usage and development e.g. Sage and other related transactional systems and databases
• Knowledge of preparation and development of financial reporting
• The ability to complete month end processes, reviews and controls around financial and management accounting
• Strong Commercial awareness and desire to support business growth and change management
• Analytical skills to create financial insight, understand performance, drivers and KPIs.
• Knowledge of working with various currencies
• Excellent communication skills verbal and written
• Team player

Finance Manager – The Package

• Salary £70,000 - £80,000
• Bonus and profit share
• Hybrid working – 2 days on-site
• Enhanced maternity and paternity
• Discount portal

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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