Finance Manager - SME

LHH recruitment solutions are partnering with a growing SME business based in Northwest London to recruitment for a Finance Manager. This role will initially start as a 2-3 days per week position, however due to the growth within the business it has the potential to progress to a full-time permanent role.

Job title - Finance Manager

Rate - £250 per day umbrella rate

Location - Wembley, Northwest London

Hybrid - 2 days in the office (this role will initially be 2-3 days a week)

Key responsibilities:

• Review and prepare management accounts for a portfolio of UK companies.
• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of financial records to ensure they are up-to-date and correctly maintained. and ensure that the financial transactions are correctly recorded
• Ensure the accuracy of entries into the ledger accounts and subsidiary accounts to the general ledger
• Analyse current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations to predict future revenues and expenses
• Ensuring all accounting processes are followed and improved.
• Ensuring any issues identified during month-end procedures are followed-up and corrected.
• General ledger management.
• Taking full responsibility for critical month-end activities, including accruals, prepayments, and journal entries, to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, profit and loss statements, balance sheet and other financial reports & analysis etc.
• Ensuring efficient cash flow management by preparing and executing weekly payment runs and forecasting immediate financial requirements.
• Supporting the preparation of month-end KPIs and dashboards: Assisting in the development and analysis of key performance indicators and financial dashboards to provide insights into business performance.
• Promoting best practices and driving initiatives to standardise processes, enhance operational efficiency, and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Experience with AP/AR and posting journals including Inventory Management experience
• Lead project work, such as financial investigations and occasional client secondments.
• Business Partner with heads of different entities.
• Preparations of budgets and regular forecasts
• Monitor cash flow. Preparation of weekly cash flow & forecasts
• Develop and mentor junior staff within the department.

What he will need to succeed

• Qualified/Part-qualified and working towards an accountancy qualification (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven financial/management accounting experience, preferably beyond audit environments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with confidence in partnering with stakeholders.
• Excellent IT skills, with experience in accounting software like Xero
• Ability to work with non-finance peers
• Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and regulations.

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please do send through an updated CV to the advert and we will endeavour to be in touch to discuss shortly.