Finance Manager

I am recruiting a permanent Finance Manager for a retail focussed organisation based by Charing Cross - the Finance Director is looking for a qualified, ambitious and experienced candidate who is looking to develop themselves, with proven experience of the following:

• To comply with all legislative or accounting related control practices as directed by the Finance Director
• To implement and maintain an effective control environment aligned with HQ best practices and guidelines
• To act as the lead on finance department change projects
• To make the business more effective through process evaluation, design and implementation of new financial and working practices
• Preparation of month end management accounts and balance sheet recociliations, monthly / quarterly reporting packs to HQ in a timely and effective manner
• KPI and variance analysis; reporting findings to colleagues across the business to aid decision making and process improvements
• To build relationships with key stakeholders; looking for ways to continuously improve processes and controls
• Interface with end-user customers, internal EVENTIM departments and / or divisions (non-UK) to provide regular financial information, commentary, etc.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting processes, assist development of a rolling forecasting process.
• Manage the audit process, including the preparation of audit schedules and liasing with the auditors
• Be the Local Key User for the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application (MS Business Central)

You will have:

• Experience of working within an organisation offering multiple products
• Knowledge of both IFRS and UK GAAP
• Technical and practical knowledge of finance and business intelligence tools; to include MS Dynamics Nav (Business Central and Nav 2013), Jet Report, Datawarehousing principles icro Strategy (or similar) and Salesforce (or similar)
• Advanced knowledge of relational databases (including administration) and data structure; to include advanced MS Excel and the ability to quickly manipulate multiple types of date sources
• Varied system experience both operationally and technically with experience of end to end process change

• Proven analytical skills and experience in business partnering to non-finance stakeholders

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively present information to a wide range of audiences, end users and senior management

If you feel you are the following, please apply!

• A highly motivated and conscientious individual with the ability to work well under pressure, to be a problem solver and a champion of change with an ability to make key decisions and to motivate others
• A fast learner with enthusiasm and excitement for challenging environments and wanting to change the status quo
• A high degree of business acumen with the ability to think cross functionally; underpinned by commercial sensibility
• A rigorous approach to work and an eye for detail
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to act and learn through their own initiative and execute objectives without day-to-day supervision
• Pro-active attitude; must have the drive to succeed
• Pro-active nature; a flexible approach to hours of work and location of duties
• Adaptability in order to move within an ever-changing commercial environment

A full JD is available for sharing - I look forward to reviewing your application.