Finance Manager

Our client is a highly acquisitive, rapidly growing PE backed consultancy. Due to multiple acquisitions, they are looking to hire a Finance Manager on a contract, likely temp to perm basis.
The role will be hands on and responsible for all month end duties, particularly management accounts for the organizations largest entity.
the role would suit someone keen to have an impact on processes and procedures, driving efficiency and wanting a fluid/high change environment.
Responsibilities:

• Producing the monthly management accounts
• Reporting to the Financial Controller 
• Produce and oversee a range of reporting including monthly management reporting and cash flow forecasting, along with ensuring all balance sheets are reconciled monthly
• Supporting FC with the year end audit and any other external reviews.
• Preparing the statutory accounts for the largest group entity.
• Preparing periodic and ad-hoc reports both from the finance system and on Excel.  These will support business requirements and finance checks to ensure data is up to date and accurate.  
• This is expected to evolve into more focused analysis to ensure team spends and specific cost areas are well controlled and in line with budget.
• Direct line management of a management accountant and an assistant accountant to ensure all transactions are correctly processed.  
• Supporting them to gain additional experience and career development.
• The role is outward facing to the wider business, interacting across all functions.

Initially the role will be offered on a 3-4 month temporary baes (day rate inside IR35) but with the expectation it will evolve into a permanent role during that time