Finance Manager - No.2 to Head of Finance

Portsmouth - Hampshire

£45,000-£55,000 + superb benefits

Vardey Recruitment is delighted to be working in an exclusive partnership with an SME privately owned Engineering business in Portsmouth, Hampshire. We are recruiting an ambitious Finance Manager, to support the Head of Finance as the No.2 in Finance. This Finance Manager role is pivotal to the success of the finance function and would interest an energetic Finance Manager who is looking for a diverse, challenging and exciting role. The Finance Manager will prepare the management accounts, supervise the transactional accounting (low volume) function as well as acting as a business partner to support other departments. In addition to include annual budget, forecasting and cashflow management covering all aspects of FP&A. An ideal role for someone to make this job their own, add value and make a difference!

Finance Manager job duties:

Prepare the monthly management accounts - to include collation of final numbers, variance analysis, reconciliations and analysis of gross margins and job costings
Support the weekly cashflow forecasting process ensuring all movements are explained and understood and any omissions, risks and opportunities are fully highlighted and explained
Assist the Head of Finance in liaising/business partnering with Operations around estimation/quotes, WIP and job completion
Support with all aspects of FP&A - including the annual budget and forecasting processes
Oversee the purchase & sales ledger process - supervise the team of 3
Prepare the VAT returns & manage payroll
Provide templates, analysis, reporting and consolidated views to the Head of Finance, as well as supporting the business with the process to ensure budgets and forecasts are delivered on time
Work with the Head of Finance in providing information for the Functional Heads monthly review actual v budget/forecast spend, analyse, and explain variances and provide relevant commentaries
Assist with the day-to-day working capital cycle and day to day liaison with Bank
Work with the Head of Finance to identify cost saving initiatives and group efficiencies
Continuously improve systems and processes, bring new ideas to the table and implement change where required!

Requirements for Finance Manager job:

Ambitious Accountant - keen to continue their career journey
Ideally a qualified accountant ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent - Part-Qualified or QBE's with relevant experience will be considered.
An Accountant/Finance Manager/Financial Controller/Management Accountant
Finance professional with experience of supervising a team
Strong Excel (Power BI advantageous) and a clear advantage as would be experience of an ERP system
Experience of budgeting and forecasting and cashflow reporting
Think outside the box attitude able to influence others

In return to Finance Manager:

£45,000-£55,000 depending on experience/qualifications
Pension
25 days plus bank holidays
Private medical insurance + Dental and Optical
24/7 employee assistance
Career progression
No.2 to a Fantastic Head of Finance, opportunity to learn and develop career to Financial Controller moving upwards.

Ref: Financial Controller/ Finance Manager - Portsmouth - Hampshire. Accountant/Finance Manager/Financial Controller/Management Accountant

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