Finance Manager:
- Reports To Head of Finance
- Direct Reports Finance Assistant
Job Purpose
To lead the day-to-day finance function, ensuring the timely production of management information, effective cash flow management, robust financial controls and high-quality financial insight to support strategic and operational decision-making across the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet and variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Own the cash flow forecasting process, monitoring actual cash position against forecast and flagging risks.
- Manage month-end and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Process monthly payroll and ensure timely submission of statutory reports and other relevant information.
- Calculation and timely submission of the group VAT return.
- Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, partnering with budget holders and department managers to understand financial performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, automate manual processes and enhance reporting quality across the finance function.
- Develop and maintain key financial and operational KPIs, translating financial information into meaningful commercial insights for non-finance stakeholders.
- Assist with statutory audit preparation and liaise with external auditors as required.
- Produce ad hoc financial analysis and reporting for the Head of Finance and senior stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, tax requirements and internal policy.
- Monitor and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances.
Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in a management accounting or finance manager role, including cash flow management.
- Strong working knowledge of accounting software and advanced Excel (e.g. pivot tables, lookups, financial modelling).
- Experience managing or supervising a small team.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and communicate it clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of financial controls, month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations.
Qualifications:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) preferred, though strong qualified-by-experience candidates will also be considered.
- Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline is desirable.
Key Attributes:
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
- A confident communicator able to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
- A hands-on manager who can both review the detail and see the bigger picture.
- Proactive in identifying process improvements and risks.
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
