The Opportunity
Salary: £55,000–£65,000 per annum, plus bonus and benefits
We are seeking an experienced, fully qualified Finance Manager to join an established and growing business.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional to take responsibility for day to day financial operations, lead a finance team and play a key role in supporting business performance and strategic decision making.
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee financial reporting, budgeting, cash flow management, regulatory compliance and financial controls, while driving continuous improvement across the finance function and leading a team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a small, experienced team
- Oversee the preparation and review of monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and timely reporting.
- Support and review balance sheet reconciliations, bank reconciliations and month end processes.
- Lead the annual budgeting process in collaboration with departmental heads
- Ensure compliance with relevant UK accounting standards, statutory obligations and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee the timely and accurate submission of VAT returns and other statutory returns.
- Manage cash flow, liquidity and working capital to support effective business operations.
- Monitor financial performance and key performance indicators (KPIs), identifying trends and recommending corrective action where required.
- Lead, manage and develop the finance team, setting objectives and supporting individual performance.
- Maintain and strengthen internal financial controls and governance procedures.
- Review and improve accounting processes, systems and procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Coordinate year end audit activities and liaise with external auditors.
- Work collaboratively with other departments on financial matters and ad hoc business projects.
- Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and professional development.
About You
You will be an experienced finance professional with strong technical accounting knowledge, proven leadership capability and the confidence to work with stakeholders across all levels of a business.
You will bring a proactive, analytical approach, with the ability to manage complex financial information, improve processes and translate financial data into meaningful business insight.
This role can offer real career progression into a more senior for overtime so we are looking for someone who can truly establish themselves into this role and is looking for long term career development into FC territory and beyond.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Fully qualified accountant: ACCA, ACA or CIMA.
- Previous experience managing a finance team of 2+ heads, ideally covering accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control and management accounts is essential.
- Experience working in a smaller, hands on, growing business environment is preferred.
- Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting and financial controls.
- Excellent Excel skills and the ability to manage and analyse large datasets.
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- A track record of developing teams, improving processes and promoting accountability.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and meet financial reporting deadlines.
What’s on Offer?
- Additional bonus opportunity.
- A leadership role with responsibility for a broad range of financial operations.
- The opportunity to influence financial processes, support business decisions and drive improvements across the finance function.
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