Job Description

Our client, an innovative forward thinking brand with a real collaborative culture are looking to bring on board a well-rounded Finance Manager to the team. The role reports into senior leadership and leads a team of 7 (including 5 direct reports). The core remit of this role/ department is to deliver the monthly management accounts with comparisons and analysis to budget, cash flow forecasts, distribution calculations, annual budget preparation, bank loan compliance, financial statement preparation including audit process management and tax return oversight.
Key duties:-

• Supervising the team's preparation of monthly management accounts and assisting with issues or problems that arise
• Being the trusted business partner and first point of contact for any issues, proposals or client related matters that needs escalation
• Delivering periodic cash flow forecasts and distribution calculations with clear bridge analysis
• Coordinating the annual budgeting process and ensuring fully board approvals
• Quarterly board reports and presentation of finance sections at board meetings
• Overseeing the preparation of the statutory accounts and ensuring consistency, quality and compliance with applicable accounting standard (FRS101, FRS102, IFRS) and Companies Acts
• Preparation of consolidated annual accounts with applicable accounting standard featuring multiple operational entities and an externally financed holding company which include complex accounting treatments
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Engaging in the continual improvement agenda by seeking new ways of working or automating repetitive tasks and checks to mitigate errors arising and to improve the efficiency, consistency and quality of our service

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) with PQE experience
• Exceptional commercial awareness and proven ability to produce insightful management information / dashboards
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Ability to communicate confidently with people on all levels and build strong working relationships
• Excellent time management, prioritization of workload ensuring deadlines are met
• Experience of managing a team of qualified /semi-qualified accountants and dealing with different personalities