Finance Manager

Gleeson Recruitment Group are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join our manufacturing client on a full time, permanent basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for the finance function and will provide support to operational management, with a great opportunity to get involved in strategic commercial work as the business grows. You will ideally be ACCA/CIMA qualified, however QBE candidates with excellent end to end finance experience are welcome to apply! Salary on offer is up to £55,000, and the business are based in Smethwick.

This business have a long tenure in the manufacturing industry and are well established, whilst achieving year on year growth. You'll be joining a hard working, committed finance team with a commercially minded operational team, offering development for the right individual into a commercial finance position. It's key the right candidate can manage a full set of accounts for the site, including reporting for the wider business and supporting the Group Finance Director with project work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Day to day management, development and appraisal of the accounts team including purchase ledger, sales ledger and payroll disciplines
• Providing accurate and timely monthly management accounts
• Preparing annual budgets including profit and loss, Balance Sheet and cashflows
• Preparation of Year End process including audit requirements
• Supporting the General Manager in presenting results to Group management team and the Board of Directors
• Management of cash and working capital including monthly cashflow reporting, forecasting and daily tracking
• Maintain capital expenditure system
• Maintain tooling control system
• Expenditure and variance analysis
• Analyse stock movement and discrepancies
• Produce daily/weekly key performance reports
• Reconciliation of bank accounts
• Reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts and systems
• Manage monthly intercompany recharging and agreeing balances
• Signing off and reviewing payment runs
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Understanding manufacturing reporting and the costing process and being able to explain to the divisional team how this impacts upon the financial results and working capital
• Further develop financial system and procedures surrounding it

About You:

• ACCA/CIMA Qualified preferred but not essential
• Experience working in a manufacturing business would be beneficial
• End to end finance experience with the ability to work in a small team
• Confidence to take ownership of projects and process improvements

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