Finance Manager

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Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 3 days

Preston, Lancashire PR3 3XR, England

£80,000 - £96,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

The job is for a Finance Manager at a Lancashire manufacturing firm known for its family-oriented culture.
Candidates should have prior experience working collaboratively with non-financial colleagues and possess strong skills in month-end, year-end, and management accounts.
The role requires a qualified accountant with the ability to engage with auditors and bankers, as well as present process improvement ideas to senior leadership.
Applicants should be resilient and creative, capable of navigating challenges such as raw material prices and labor costs in a tough industry.
The position offers a competitive salary, although the exact figure is not specified, and requires candidates to have relevant experience in finance.

Do you see yourself fitting right into a proud, Lancashire manufacturing firm with an authentic family feel? Desparate to actually feel part of something special, not just slumped behind a desk in a soulless office all day?

If this is making you sit up & listen...& you are a savvy, genuine team player who enjoys getting out into a business to understand it fundamentally - definitely not 'just a numbers' Finance Manager - then we need to talk about this job!

That said, this is a tough industry that must be resilient to challenging market forces… raw materials prices, cost of living challenges, labour costs to name just a few.

So as much as this is a lovely place to work, the obstacles can be difficult & you will have to be a creative, confident, & robust individual to make a success of this important role.

You will have prior experience of working with colleagues outside of finance to business partner with stakeholders & translate the meaning behind the numbers, and you will be a pro at all things month end / year end / management accounts.

As a qualified accountant, you will be comfortable in building credibility with auditors / bankers, as well as presenting ideas for process improvements / commercial cost savings to collegues in the senior leadership team.

A truely varied Finance Manager role, touching everything from hands on finance management to helping to shape stretegy.

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