Finance Manager

Company

With over 50 years experience within North Wales, 10 million pound turnover business, you will be working within a growing sector and business who are looking for a Finance manager to report to their Part time Finance director and be part of the management team to integrate new procedures to grow the business.

Responsibilities include

• Monthly Management Accounts Preparation - Development of a modern and effective Divisional and Consolidated Management/financial accounting structure to provide timely, full visibility of the business and its performance.
• Champion interventions and business process improvements that will deliver improvements and information flows with Finance seen as a key business partner. Working in collaboration with other departments to produce an organisation wide suite of KPIs and develop performance tracking initiatives
• Supporting the business management in the development of commercial awareness. Key stakeholder management, establish and maintain effective working relationships both internally and externally.
• Lead the accounting systems development and financial reporting tool development including the simplification of processes and automation of reconciliation activity, driving the finance systems integration and implementation changes across the organisation.
• Development of robust financial controls and processes reflecting the business structure and performance and supports the successful delivery of the business plan and objectives.
• Cashflow forecasting - providing the business with a forward look of the cash position
• Budgets & Forecasts - Preparation of Annual Budgets; Preparation of Divisional Budgets; Preparation of Rolling Forecast. Modelling of the financial impact of proposed business strategies
• Responsible for the completion and oversight of company's payroll processes and activities.
• Implementation of stock management system
• Implementation of job costing system
• Maintaining tight control over invoicing, debtor collection and accounts payable activities, and cash resource management.
• Accountable for the control and integrity of the organisation's financial information, processes, and accounting systems; responsible for maintaining and improving the company's financial controls, ensuring effective financial governance and control is applied across all financial transactions and processes. Ensuring the general ledger and accounting platform, Sage is maintained in accordance with policy and best practice.
• Fixed Assets - Maintain Fixed Asset Register; Monthly Depreciation Charges; Monthly Reconciliation to Balance Sheet.
• Main point of contact for the business on IT issues
• Management of Office Management tasks and support the MD on HR issues
• Main point of contact for insurance issues
• Ad hoc reporting for Business Managers / Customers
• Leasing Agreements - Monitor leasing agreements; Apply for new agreements
• Completion of the year end statutory accounts, prepared in line with applicable accounting standards and be the main point of contact with appropriate professional advisors.
• To ensure all statutory and regulatory returns are completed and submitted on time
• Personnel Management - Staff development and recruitment; Appraisals

Applicant criteria

• Part qualified or Qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or "Qualified by Experience"
• Experience in a similar profile, hands on SME Financial Manager role
• Skilled across most if not all of the details outlined in the above duties
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills
• Well organised and diligent
• Track record of developing best practice financial controls
• Sage 50 experience
• Good MS Excel skills
• Keen to add value and make a difference

Benefits

Salary- up to 45k

Holidays - 23 days plus Bank holidays

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