Finance Manager

MacKenzie King are excited to be recruiting a Finance Manager for a Private Equity backed business that has achieved significant year on year growth which is set to continue. Based in Ipswich, with a hybrid working pattern, this role will suit a hands-on Finance Manager with an organised and results driven approach. As a Finance Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of finance operations and reporting.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Key responsibility in ensuring revenue, cost of sales and gross margins are recorded correctly for reporting and analysis purposes. Ensure margins earned from commission and mark ups are accurately recorded.
• Management of 2 or 3 direct reports responsible for sale ledger processes.
• Involvement in month and year end close procedures and reporting, adhering to reporting timetable.
• Perform and manage key reconciliations and write-off routines in relation to key accounts payable and accounts receivable processes ensuring all transactions are recorded correctly.
• Manage the cash clearing and processing fees allocation for all payment transactions including any FX adjustments.
• Management of credit control and collections procedures in relation to the B2B business.
• Support and provide guidance on the accounts payable processing and payment runs.
• Internal cross department collaboration to rectify any pricing and costing issues discovered during reconciliation and write off processes.
• Support the annual audit processes by being key contact person, answering audit queries and writing audit memos when required.
• Process improvement and scale up projects for accounts payable, accounts receivable and payment runs to ensure a best practice finance function.

Key Skills & Attributes:

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA Qualified is preferable, though Part-Qualified and QBE will be considered.
• Strong understanding of Purchase to Pay and Revenue to Cash.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with an ERP software package.
• Ability to query and run reports using SQL coding (desirable).
• Previous team management experience.
• Able to be hands on and work independently in resolving issues and finding solutions.
• Strong communication skills to management, team members and external parties.

Benefits:

• A company discretionary bonus scheme up to 10% of the annual salary,
• 25 days annual leave,
• Private Medical Insurance,
• Partially-funded further qualifications/training scheme,
• Group Income Protection scheme,
• Group Life Assurance scheme,
• Cycle To Work Scheme,
• "WeCare" - a range of online services supporting medical, mental, legal & financial wellbeing.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a forward-thinking, IT savvy Finance Manager to join a thriving, high growth business. To find out more about this opportunity please get in touch with Stephanie at MacKenzie King.