Role Overview
This is a permanent Finance Manager role reporting to the Financial Controller. The position requires a strong mix of commercial awareness, accounting expertise, and people management skills. The role involves regular interaction with senior management across the wider organisation. The position follows a hybrid working model with a significant on-site presence.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage the accounting function, including Accounts Payable and the General Ledger
- Oversee the accounts payable process
- Provide training, guidance, and problem-solving support to members of the finance team
- Review monthly bank reconciliations
- Manage the reconciliation of customer sales to cash receipts
- Collaborate with Treasury to reconcile cash handling and payment processes
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts
- Manage and report on key operational costs and expenditure
- Reconcile spending managed by third-party service providers
- Reconcile key costs and revenues in management accounts to the general ledger
- Participate in audit, budgeting, and forecasting processes
- Assist the Financial Controller with annual budgets and forecasts
- Liaise with statutory auditors, addressing queries and supporting a smooth audit process
- Participate in organisation-wide and group-wide projects as required
- Support ad-hoc finance tasks as they arise
Candidate Profile
- Fully qualified accountant with 2-3 years post-qualification experience
- Flexible, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Strong deadline management and prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Power BI
Systems Experience
The role uses a leading SAP financial accounting system, alongside third-party online banking platforms and internal sales systems. Experience with SAP systems is an advantage but not essential.
