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SalarySenior Finance Manager | Kent / hybrid | Competitive Salary + excellent benefits package
Our client, a global manufacturing business, are looking to appoint an experienced Finance Manager to join their Kent based team in a varied and pivotal role, supporting the UK Financial Controller. Managing a small team and focussing on the delivery of key financial information, budgeting and forecasting and continued improvement of processes and controls, this individual will be pro-active and balance both strong technical and broader finance experience.
Key areas of responsibility will include:
- Development of robust forecasting process, including Budget and Plan
- Review of Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash flow, and FX
- Reporting on Risks & Opportunities and key Initiatives to deliver
- Support the Management Team with information, analysis & guidance to allow strong Financial Control
- Oversee and manage the team, including AP and AR and GL and ensure delivery of all Financial elements
- To take responsibility for accurate financial reporting to strict deadlines; input into the
- budget/forecast process
- To liaise with external and internal auditors to ensure robust processes and respond with
- required data requests
- Ensure the site is SOX compliant
- Assist with maintaining and continuously developing accurate and timely reporting systems
- which meaningfully analyse and interpret the financial performance of the UK business
- Work to improve the Site’s Working Capital Cycle
- Support the preparation of Capital Project Proposals
- Supervision of 3 staff
- Liaison with Finance Shared Service Centre
Skills and Experience:
- Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA with several years PQE
- Strong compliance skillset
- Good level of excel skills
- Experience in forecast modelling
- Strong analytical skills
- Knowledge of VAT return preparation
- Good experience of Financial reporting in a multinational company environment
- Good understanding of all areas of P&L and Balance sheet
- Ability to understand, evaluate and implement improvements in current processes
- Clear communicator with the ability to build strong relationships business wide
- Comfortable working with financial and non-financial personnel
- Excellent team player with flexible attitude
