£55000 - £70000 Per year
Finance Manager
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Closing of the monthly accounts and all supporting analyses and reconciliations.
- In conjunction with the CFO prepare the monthly management accounts.
- Working with the CFO on the departmental budgets and forecasting.
- Assisting budget holders in monitoring and tracking the performance of budgets and deliverables.
- Business Partnering with the wider operational team to enable financial training and support to Operational Management team and Project Managers.
- Identification and implementation of improvements in Xero, Zoho, Project Works and Fathom reporting.
- Work with the CFO to collaborate with teams across the business to deliver financial strategy.
- Modelling of operational improvement initiatives and investment opportunities.
- Implement and enforce best in class financial controls throughout the departments.
- Raise sales invoices, process purchase invoices, pay suppliers and resolve associated queries.
- Assist with banking and credit control.
- FX/Treasury best practice implementation, maximising the potential of 4no. trading currencies.
- Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with VAT regulation.
- Preparation of R&D tax credit claims and other tax compliance with the CFO and external advisors.
- Preparation of statutory accounts with CFO and external advisor support.
- Identification, implementation and documentation of SOPs for all financial processes.
- Line manage and support development of 1no. Financial Accounts Assistant.
- Actively participate in other initiatives and projects, as mutually agreed, to support the development, expansion, and evolution of the company.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
You will need:
- A CIMA/ACCA qualification or in the final stages of achieving your chosen chartered accounting qualification.
- Completed 3 years plus experience in an accounting practice (ideal) or business analyst related role.
- A logical mind with the ability to plan and manage the completion of tasks.
- Ability to review and interpret KPI's, deriving the reason for performance and improvement insights.
- Knowledge of the challenges faced by a rapidly growing SME, ideally those presented both in organic growth and M&A.
- Basic scenario modelling skills via excel or other tools.
- Excellent inter-personal skills with ability to work effectively, both independently and as part of a team.
- High level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office Packages.
- A desire to add value and clear ambition to progress your career in Finance.
Reference no: 98842