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Come and join us as a Finance Manager for our Management Accounts team on a 15 month maternity FTC, and be part of a hugely successful and friendly Finance team.
The Role:
We're recruiting for a Management Accounts Finance Manager who is on an upward career trajectory and looking for a fresh challenge. This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Management Accounts Finance team within City Plumbing. The Management Accounts team is pivotal in supporting the business to achieve accurate and timely reporting.
Reporting into the Director of Financial Control, this is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to take ownership for day to day finance, whilst also providing financial insight that will inform the strategic direction of the business up to the board level. The role will also be heavily involved in the presentation of financial performance, budgets, forecasts and plans to the commercial director and their leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for internal monthly P&L reporting for City Plumbing Supplies branches, reporting to Commercial Finance Director, Director of Financial Control and Chief Finance Officer.
Work and build relationships with all functions within finance to deliver accurate month end reporting and help provide analysis for any key movements to budget.
Delivery and ownership of core finance processes, such as budgeting, forecasts and balance sheet preparation and review.
Responsible for stock accounting, including monthly P&L stock reporting and posting of stock balances. Also providing business partner support to National Stock Manager and Operations Director, to ensure monthly branch stockcounts are correctly accounted for and supported.
Responsibilities with the external auditors during audit season including preparation of deliverables, along with supporting queries.
Provides leadership, coaching and direction to all direct reports within the team.
Supporting operations team during and following month end, to provide analysis for key overheads and movements to budgets, ultimately supporting branches P&L queries.
This FTC role is a hybrid-based opportunity with true flexibility to work from home, but you should be within commutable distance of our newly refurbished offices in Crick, Northamptonshire
You:
You’ll live and breathe our passion and hunger to drive forward real change.You’ll be excited to be involved in something new, and will take great pride in the direction and rate at which our business is set to grow
Skills and competencies
Relevant Qualification - CIMA / ACCA / ACA / AAT
Previous experience in partnering with stakeholders is essential, as well as line management experience.
Advanced knowledge in Excel or Google Sheets.
A drive and passion to change the way something has always been done.
Experience of working within a changing business environment, with exposure to system and business structural changes a strong advantage would be preferable.
It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Finance Business Partner, Finance Manager, Senior Finance Business Partner , Finance BP, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, Management Accounts.
Us:
From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.
Benefits Package and Cultural Environment:
Bonus
Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
Life assurance
Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
Financial education and loans
Flexible working options
A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
And more!
#BelongWithUs
We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.
We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.
