Finance Manager for a rapidly growing electrical manufacturing business responsible for the full functions of the finance team managing 1 transactions staff member. In this role you will be responsible for year end, month end, budgeting/forecasting and providing monthly information pack to the Managing Director
Finance Manager Key Responsibilities:
- Review Import Documentation: Examine Accounts Assistant process for handling all imports from outside the UK.
- Management Reports: Evaluate the current management reports/information and identify areas for improvement.
- Forecasting & Budgeting: Take charge of monthly and annual forecasts, budgets, and conduct monthly reviews.
- Accounting Structure: Assess the current accounting setup to determine whether the company should move to cost centres.
- Cost Classification: Review and potentially revise the accounting classification of costs.
- HAAS Model Implementation: Research and implement the new HAAS (Hardware as a Service) model in the accounting system.
- Hedge Accounting: Begin exploring hedge accounting to manage currency exchange rate risks by buying currency in advance.
- Weekly Stock Report: Produce and email a weekly stock report for the UK.
- Sales Team Updates: Send weekly updates to the sales team via email.
- Credit Applications: Review new customer account credit applications using Credit safe and update Sage accordingly.
- Quarterly Customer Review: Review customers on Sage quarterly, checking against the latest Credit safe information.
- Team Management: Oversee Accounts Assistant and manage the finance team.
- Health & Safety: Responsible for managing the Health & Safety function.
- Finance Function: Oversee the general finance function and payroll.
- Fixed Asset Management: Ensure proper creation, control, and depreciation of fixed assets.
- Customer Account Management: Oversee the creation of new customer accounts and the maintenance of existing ones.
- Warranty Repairs Costs: Review the cost of warranty repairs.
- Stock Reconciliation: Oversee the reconciliation and review of stock at NLC.
- Monthly P&L: Responsible for producing the monthly Profit & Loss report.
- Information Pack for Sarah: Prepare monthly information packs for the MD
- Prepayments & Accruals: Manage prepayments and accruals.
- Supplier Pay Run: Review the weekly supplier pay run.
- Cash Forecasting for France: Provide a monthly cash forecast for the French operations.
- Quarterly VAT Return: Manage the quarterly VAT return.
- Kiosk Sales: Oversee kiosk sales and the management of kiosk component stock