Job Description

The Finance Manager is an exciting position within an experienced Finance Department. This role will take ownership of providing high quality financial data and insight analysis to support with decision making and ultimately improve profitability of the business.

We are looking for someone who is ambitious, passionate and focused on using data to continuously improve business process and operations. Working in close partnership with managers across the business, the successful candidate will improve the accuracy of financial data and reporting, to support with identifying and implementing opportunities to improve and tracking those results in financial terms.
Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare management accounts and other financial reports
• Continuously review reporting process, sharing knowledge and supporting teams on how to utilise and apply the financial data within their roles
• Prepare and deliver financial insights and results at monthly Operations lead team meetings
• Analyze key financial information and work with managers to drive improvements to increase profitability (mainly focused on manufacturing and supply chain costs)
• Take ownership and provide comprehensive support with key finance related tasks i.e. the Annual Operating Plan, calculating standard costs and group transfer prices
• Play an active role in ensuring that inventory is accurate, actively managed and minimized
• Support with the maintenance of the Company fixed asset register, including ensuring adequate management and insurance valuation
• Assist managers with capital investment decisions
• Team management of 1 direct report

What will we give you?
You will be joining a successful, privately owned industry leader who are constantly innovating and looking to improve lives, empower patients and relieve the pressure on healthcare professionals. We invest heavily in our staff and offer a competitive salary and benefits package along with the opportunity to develop within the business. Additional benefits include:

• Remote working – up to 2 days per week
• Flexi time – covering 37.5 hours per week with core working hours of 9:30am-12 Noon and 2:00pm-4:00pm (3:30pm on Fridays)
• 25 days annual leave (with the opportunity to earn loyalty days with length of service)
• Holiday purchase scheme (up to 10 days purchased per holiday year)
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Enhanced Sickness Pay
• Group Life Insurance
• Wellbeing initiatives and support
• Annual company bonus
• Free parking, free tea & coffee and free fruit

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• To be a Qualified Accountant - ACCA or CIMA strongly preferred
• Recent experience of working with standard costing, variance analysis and product costing – Desirable but not essential
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to identify and implement solutions to resolve problems
• To be creative and able to translate financial data/analysis to non-finance individuals
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills