Job Title: Finance Manager
Droitwich (Hybrid)
Job Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week)
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000 depending on experience
The Finance Manager will support the Head of Commercial Finance and the Finance Director with all accounting and controlling within the business. They will ensure a high standard of reporting, governance and controls across all areas of finance. The Finance Manager will work with other departments to ensure accurate and timely reporting to meet the decision-making requirements of the wider business. Act as a key member of the Finance Team. Together with the wider business, they will continue to embed structured processes and drive continuous improvement in all areas of financial reporting, control and business performance.
Accounting and Support
The Finance Manager is responsible for ensuring accurate accounting and reporting for Airband including:
• Maintaining and accounting for a large value of fixed assets
• Assisting with the preparation of technical accounting memos with reference to relevant prescribed accounting guidelines and ensuring the accounting for all Group entities is kept up to date, accurate and maintained to a good standard.
The Finance Manager will be responsible for leading the month end close, consolidation and reporting requirements for the business covering:
• Leading on the presentation and review of business performance dashboards
• Lead the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process, ensuring the books reflect an accurate picture for the business and its assets and liabilities
• Commercial business reporting and management
• Assisting with ad-hoc presentations, financial analysis and reporting projects as required
• Managing the insurance policies and annual renewal cycle
• Managing the accounts payable department, ensuring invoices are processed in a timely manner and assessing metrics such as payment performance and spend analysis
• Monthly VAT returns and PAYE submissions
The Finance Manager will act as a business partner to the commercial team, by providing support across various financial and commercial areas including:
• Drive a deeper understanding of commercial costs
• Supporting the commercial functions in the continued development of more efficient business and finance processes and controls
• Maintaining and improving financial control and processes
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts
• Support the management of the statutory audit, providing necessary audit packs in line with requirements as laid out and agreed between management and auditors.
• Ensure that the Company is compliant with accounting standards, tax compliance and all required financial-related regulatory filings
People Management
Conduct periodic performance reviews, providing honest feedback and assessment with an aim to hold the team appropriately accountable
Excellent planning and organisational skills, resilient with the ability to successfully manage conflicting priorities.
• Self-starter, able to take the lead and brings projects and tasks to completion
• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
• Demonstrable experience in financial modelling, control, budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
• Knowledge of WAP, Salesforce and Sage
25 days of paid leave a year rising to 30 plus bank holidays with service.
• 5% Airband pension plus a minimum 3% employee contribution.
• Customer referral bonus - a thank you for every customer you send our way.
• We offer hybrid working – a mix of working from home and in the office.
• 20% off your monthly line rental on EE's phone, tablet, SIM only or mobile broadband plans.
• Cycle to work, Tech scheme, Healthcare and medical insurance. Dental care, and Health cash fund (dependent on the length of service)
• Airshare (employee discount platform) - discounts on everyday shopping, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless - save up to £1,000 a year!
• Refer a friend reward scheme – a selection of great rewards to choose from!
A DBS check may be required for a number of our roles, particularly those that are customer-facing. Also, a driving license may be required for positions that require you to be out in the field as part of the role.