Finance Manager

Greenwellgleeson are recruiting for a Finance Manager to work for a growing SME business based in Warwick.

Duties of the role will include:

• being the heartbeat of fiduciary controls and compliance for the organisation, responsible for ensuring the business minimises financial risk and delivers excellence in line with good accounting practice,

• being responsible for presenting accurate management information to the CFO and leadership team on a timely basis, reporting variance analysis, trends and action plans to meet financial commitments, including reporting for the board and external shareholders

• being the owner of internal control processes, maintaining up-to-date reports and documentation required to comply with all external regulations related to employment, statutory and legal obligations and filing of taxes, and organize, document and monitor application of them

• and responsible for the UK statutory entity with a focus on improving the close process, targeting 3-4 working days post month end.

• delivering the statutory year end audit and annual accounts with external partners, ensuring reporting and filings are delivered to deadlines, and that Tax and Fiduciary responsibilities are carried out (VAT, Corp Tax, Patent Box, R&D, HMRC, Co's House) flagging any business risks

• supporting the annual budget, financial rolling forecast, cost centre reporting and sensitivity analyses as required by leadership / operational management teams

• being the back up to the PT Treasury / FC role, with a strong understanding of transactional & cash management, ideally with some currency exposure (although not essential)

• develop KPIs and new dashboards, creating a focus on those metrics which matter at a functional level

• Suggesting key business insights and value drivers supported by critical analysis of operational performance whilst identifying opportunities for growth

• Act in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, creatively seeking solutions to improve current business practices in a quality-oriented way

Skills, Requirements, Qualifications

• Fully Qualified ACA/ ACCA/ACMA

• Experience working in small, growing organisations

• Experience of stock/ inventory would be useful

• Strong experience in both financial and management accounting

• Strong Excel skills

• Strong stakeholder management