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One of our Hemel Hempstead based clients require a Finance Manager (Management Accountant) to oversee and manage the preparation of periodic management accounts, to support decision making and enable the business to understand its financial performance on a weekly and periodic basis.
You will work with key stakeholders across the business to provide insightful analysis, financial modelling and ad-hoc reporting, making recommendations to support effective decision making. You will be working in a growing team, and with a wide range of internal stakeholders across the business and in the support centre.
Key Accountabilities
- Management Accounting & Reporting
- You will lead the weekly, month-end, and year-end P&L close process, ensuring accurate and timely completion of journals. Your responsibilities include preparing management accounts, reviewing financial variances, and reporting performance insights. You'll also support annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning by collaborating with operational teams.
Financial Analysis
- You'll analyse financial data to identify trends and recommend actions, producing ad-hoc analyses and financial models to aid decision-making.
Cost Control & Efficiency
- Monitoring business costs and driving efficiency improvements across departments will be crucial for optimising financial performance.
Stakeholder Engagement
- As a business partner, you'll provide financial guidance to departmental heads and present reports to non-finance teams and senior leadership, ensuring they understand financial implications.
Compliance & Controls
- Maintaining a strong internal control environment is essential, including compliance with regulations and standards, and completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
Team Leadership and Development
- You'll mentor junior team members and contribute to their development as well as having an input on team structure and responsibilities, processes and improvements.
Ad Hoc Projects
- You'll lead or support finance transformation projects, providing financial insights to ensure informed business decisions.
Skills Required
- The ideal candidate should possess a professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA, or ACA, along with experience in a management accounts role within a similarly sized business, preferably in a senior capacity
- You need to have a strong background in planning, reporting, and financial analysis, paired with advanced Excel skills that include data analysis and financial modelling.
- Familiarity with ERP systems, such as ERPx, is essential, and you should have a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.
- You should be self-motivated, proactive and confident, with an accurate and detail-oriented approach that allows you to identify and implement process improvements effectively.
- Additionally, strong stakeholder management skills are necessary for engaging with other finance teams in the Group and supporting office teams in building effective relationships.
Hybrid working + Annual Bonus.
