Finance Manager

A high growth multi-site organisation operating in the education sector are recruiting a new Finance Manager to join their finance team. As an solid all-rounder, the role will be responsible for managing 4 Finance Assistants, each covering a number of locations and ensuring the accurate processing and recording of all financial transactions and management reporting.
The main responsibilities will be:

• Production of management accounts with variance analysis.
• Preparation of budgets and comparison to monthly results
• Co-ordination of year end external audit
• Overseeing the accurate posting and approval of purchase invoices
• Overseeing the raising of invoices & allocating cash receipts.
• Bank reconciliations
• Managing the processing petty cash, credit cards, fixed assets and accruals & prepayments
• Supporting the team’s development
• Monthly payroll preparation

The requirements for the role are to be qualified or by experience with a knowledge of Sage 200 or similar accounting/payroll software as well as being proficient in Microsoft Excel. Experience of a multi-site or entity operation would be significantly advantageous. Strong communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders is essential alongside being adaptable and having excellent problem-solving skills and a commitment to process improvement.