Finance Manager

Finance Manager

My client, a UK based Ecommerce company, is looking for a Finance Manager to join their company as the No. 1 Finance Head within the business. You will be responsible for finance operations, analysis and reporting of the company.

This position will be responsible for producing high-quality, accurate, and timely reports and schedules for the evaluation of financial performance, cost control, cash flow management, and forecasting at company level.

Location: Harrogate

Salary: Up to £50,000

Responsibilities:

Month End Management Accounts

• Produce accurate and timely monthly Management Accounts for various stakeholders across the Group, providing supplementary supporting analysis on any variances to budget/forecast and ensuring key stakeholders are effectively supported in their business decisions
• Conduct detailed reviews of balances as a control to ensure the delivery of accurate monthly accounts
• Strong understanding of the key drivers of margins and costs
• Investigate and explain major variances to budget, forecast and last year and present findings to the Managing Director as well as Group Senior Finance partners
• Support the external audit and year-end reporting cycle

Balance Sheet Reconciliation

• Deliver a comprehensive set of balance sheet recs within strict deadlines
• Produce lead schedules to support balances for the more complex balance sheet areas, and support junior team members in completing reconciliations
• Understand what balance represent and effectively explain schedules, producing and providing supporting documentation where appropriate

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Prepare robust budgets and forecasts in line with Company and Group requirements
• Provide early warning on risks or opportunities to achievement of budgets and forecasts
• Effectively explain movements on prior forecasts and provide supporting documentation for inputs wherever needed
• Support function leads across the business in budgeting and managing their own cost centres
• Support in the weekly trading reporting of commercial performance across the business
• Support the Managing Director on all budgeting and forecasting plans and in developing strategic plans

Cash Flow Management

• Own and lead the ongoing cash flow management for the Company
• Responsible for cash control, including forecasting operational cash flow movements
• Accurate and timely reporting on actuals vs forecast
• Lead working capital management and liquidity risk management

• Work with colleagues at a Group level to feed into all Group reporting requirements

Systems and Controls

• Operate as a business partner for with Company within Group functions
• Own key controls for profit protection, from cost management through to stock, and work closely with functional leads to ensure profit protection at all times

Key skills:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with experience post qualification
• Strong commercial acumen and financial understanding with a proven track record of success
• Proven track record of leading through periods of significant growth and change
• Excellent use of Excel for accounting to an advanced level
• Ability to analyse complex data with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Understands the need to adapt communication style when presenting information to financial and non-financial colleagues
• Bold leadership with a focus on nurturing talent and personal development
• Demonstrates strategic thinking, sound judgement and effective communication at all levels
• Driven, with an ambitious desire to succeed and deliver sustainable growth
• Resilient and confident individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment with high expectations
• Positive leadership role-model with a focus on nurturing talent and coaching for personal development
• Strong networking and relationship building and fantastic at leading cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders

If you are a driven and resilient individual, with experience leading a Finance team, looking for a new position where you will act as a lead for financial reporting and accuracy, then please apply today!

Key words: Internal Finance Manager, Financial Manager, Head of Finance, Lead Finance Manager, Sole Finance Manager, Finance Director, Financial Controller

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