Finance Manager

Your new company
This role will suit a high calibre Finance Manager with excellent technical skills and a strong desire to drive improvements in reporting, process and controls. A key objective will be to ensure that financial control is maintained with a key focus on cash management and cash forecasting. The Finance Manager will drive accurate and timely reporting, enabling decision support and accurate forecasting. You will be joining an industry-leading business, with scope for long-term career progression.


Your new role

• Manage a small team to produce the monthly overhead management accounts, including detailed variance analysis to budget/forecast and managing key balance sheet reconciliations.
• Develop and produce meaningful financial modelling and analysis, particularly focussing on cash management and forecasting.
• Working with finance teams to ensure a complete and accurate P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash flow.
• Manage the month end group submission and reconciliations via Cognos.
• Partner business leaders in understanding and controlling their cost centres.
• Support with the consolidated forecast and budget process.
• Work with head of Transaction Services to report cash performance against a rolling cash forecast.
• Support Finance Director in the production of monthly Board packs.
• Lead annual external audit process and support on statutory accounts production.
• Take ownership for all statutory requirements.
• Ensure that financial controls and processes are in place & maintained.
• Develop and maintain relationships with members of the Finance team across the group to ensure connected and efficient working as one team.
• Work with group functions to manage tax and treasury requirements when necessary.

What you'll need to succeed

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with minimum 3 years post qualified experience
• Reporting experience with the ability to instil robust controls.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• A technical grounding gained in practice or industry.
• Strong technical accounting skills and audit mindset.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills – working with colleagues across the broader group.
• Positive and determined attitude – you'll be someone who likes to take ownership.

What you'll get in return

• 25 days holiday, rising 1 per year up 30 days
• 3:2 Hybrid working pattern
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Pension – 3% employer 5% employee
• Lots of learning and development opportunities
• Company wellbeing team
• On site parking

What you need to do now
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