Your responsibilities will include the following:-
Manage two Finance Assistants, holding regular one to ones to train and develop them, so you can start delegating some of your more junior tasks
Provide financial guidance and support to the CFO to support with key strategic and commercial business decisions
Help to minimise any financial risk to the business by ensuring robust financial controls are in place
Prepare the monthly management accounts and MI reports to strict deadlines to aid management decision making
Business partner across the entire organisation to form strong relationships
Overseeing payroll and transactional finance duties to ensure the correct procedures and policies are in place
Lead the budgeting and forecasting process
Cash flow forecasting and management
Act as the key point of contacts with the banks and external auditors
Cost reduction and profitability analysis
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To be considered for this role you need to be a qualified accountant with the confidence to work autonomously. As much as you will have the support of the CFO, they are looking for someone who can hit the ground running with the confidence to enhance current processes with minimal supervision. You must be commercially astute with excellent communication skills as business partnering is a key focus in this role.