Finance Manager

Job Purpose:

City FM’s business development plans are critical to enable the ambitious growth plans for our Group. This role will support the Financial Controller in overseeing all aspects of the Finance Department, working across multiple clients.

The position incorporates a combination of technical accounting, team leadership and senior stakeholder management across all departments and functions, both internally and externally.

The Finance Manager will be expected to lead and coach the Finance team and deliver operational excellence, both internally and to external clients.

Key Accountabilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day running of a busy finance department including line management within the team.
• Work closely with the Finance Director and Financial Controller to ensure all department targets are achieved.
• Co-ordinate staff development and deliver staff appraisals, PDP’s and regular 1 to 1’s.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts.
• Presentation of financial performance and finance KPIs at internal and client operational meetings.
• Coordinate preparation of annual budgets.
• Day to day control over all aspects of P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Deal with ad hoc customer requests within required deadlines.
• Develop financial reporting to increase value to the business.
• Overall responsibility for ensuring the customer facing Finance colleagues are fulfilling the requirements of our internal and external stakeholders.
• Providing financial reports for all key stakeholders – including primary financial reports, trading dashboards, divisional and client financial information and commentary, and other ad hoc reports – as required.
• Continually reviewing and reporting actual financial performance against budget to the key stakeholders, with value adding back-up documentation and explanations.
• Continuous Process Improvement, delivering process excellence.

Financial Responsibilities:

• To manage the Finance Team within agreed Budget.

People Responsibilities:

• Direct responsibility for the supervision and management of the Finance team.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ideally Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or CA) with relevant post qualification experience (Ideally 2-3 Years+), consideration given to QBE.
• Significant experience in a comparable finance role or an outstanding candidate ready for the next step, ideally within a Facilities Management (or retail) environment – but not essential.
• Excellent technical foundation in management accounting, financial reporting and taxation.
• Experience of working within a client driven environment and the ability to understand and deliver the business requirements of our clients.
• Confidence and strong interpersonal skills, especially when interfacing with senior management, internal/external stakeholders or customers.
• Strong people management skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of developing the role over time.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills with an advanced knowledge of MS Excel and SUN Finance System.
• Flexible approach to working hours in line with the needs of the business and happy to travel to other UK locations as required.

Behaviours:

• We are progressive.
  • We regularly communicate our targets and progress.
  • We encourage creativity and innovation.
  • We welcome challenge & challenge for the better.
• We are tenacious.
  • We focus on our ambitions.
  • We lead and empower others.
  • We are accountable and drive performance.
• We are City.
  • We invest in our culture.
  • We live our values.
  • We collaborate & work together.
• We value people.
  • We encourage & offer support.
  • We give thanks & praise every day.
  • We help our people grow.
• We value trust.
  • We do what we say.
  • We act with integrity.
  • We are open and transparent.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary / depending on experience
• Bonus
• Pension
• Private Healthcare
• 33 days Annual Leave

In 1985, husband and wife Willie and Susan Haughey established City Refrigeration Holdings. The pair set out with one goal – to make a positive change in the facilities management industry.

The Haugheys founded their enterprise on the values of collaboration and transparency, replacing client/contractor relationships with long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships. Each partner receives a unique strategy, shaped by the needs of the business and implemented by a bespoke, self-delivered model.

It is this focus that has allowed the City Group to grow from its humble beginnings into one of the world’s most trusted facilities management companies. The business now employs over 12,000 people and has established divisions across Europe, Australia, North America and Asia. It has also diversified the services it offers to include maintenance and engineering, technical procurement and support, cleaning and ancillary services across retail, residential and commercial markets.

Now more than three decades into its story, City remains rooted in the core values established by the now Lord and Lady Haughey and remains passionate about sharing its unparalleled professionalism, quality, customer service and value with partners around the globe.