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Business Manager @ SF Recruitment | Recruiting talented Qualified & Senior Finance professionals
SF Recruitment are delighted to be working in exclusive partnership with an innovative, global specialist SME business with a turnover of c.£30m+ in their search for a commercially driven UK Finance Manager/Head of Finance.
This is a key appointment for the business, reporting to both an overseas FD and UK based MD, acting as a key ally to the MD incorporating a mix of day-to-day reporting and compliance alongside various project activity, overseeing a team of 4 (2 direct). Working closely with various departments of the business, you'll play a vital role in ensuring timely and accurate reporting, whilst having a significant impact on growth and progress within both finance and enhancing and developing systems and processes across the business. The MD embraces and welcomes challenge, and as part of your role, you'll play a key part in driving the business forward with the MD through that challenge.
About the role:
The finance team are viewed as an imperative part of the business, having a pivotal impact on decision making. Your role will leading that team to ensure compliance, controls and business growth are achieved. Key to this post is a 'hands on' approach to your role, being able to deliver meaningful MI and 'tell the story'.
Key Duties & Responsibilities Include:
Monthly
* Prep and review of management accounts for the UK business
* Review of monthly balance sheet reconciliations across all entities
* Organise financial reviews with senior management prior to submission to group, ensure that all key variances/costings/revenues are communicated and that accurate information is provided
* Preparation of monthly regional reports for submission to group
* Detailed production analysis and costings for the site
* Provide significant support to senior executives to aid financial decision making
* Management of working capital for the UK
* Manage all stock for the region
* Work closely with the operations and procurement team to ensure stock levels are at the correct levels
* Review of weekly/monthly payroll for UK, this includes review of hours/ OT/ bonuses/allowances/benefits
* Project work including prep of contract profitability analysis & models, and standardising & automating processes across the business
Other Duties Will Include:
* Preparation of year-end audit information and liaising with external auditors
* Supporting with the production of year end group and individual entity statutory accounts
* Assisting with the preparation of annual departmental budgets including coordinating all regional managers to produce sales and margins budget for their location and production of a capital assets budget
* Coaching, mentioning, and training staff
* Prepare costings of products for the sales team, presenting the findings to the SLT
* Offer support/input/analysis for the production of the quarterly board report produced for the board
* Lead any internal audits that are imposed by Group
About You:
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified), able to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills and adept people management abilities.
You'll be able to demonstrate strong systems skills (the company use MS Dynamics & PowerBI, experience of which would be highly advantageous) alongside strong Excel skills. Alongside this, demonstrating a proactive and positive approach to your role, operating in a highly organised manner and able to communicate effectively across various levels of the business (both financial and non financial).
What's In It For You?
* An exciting opportunity within a growing subset of a global business, working closely with a charismatic and passionate MD who will value your skills and experience as a key ally
* Bonus - 10%
* Hybrid working can be available for the right person (likely 1 day p/w in office) however having an every-day office base is preferred
* Flexibility around working hours can be provided to a degree to suit individuals with early/late commitments in the day (such as childcare/school drops etc)
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Aj Blyth at SF Recruitment on 07548314927 or clicking apply to express interest.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing
* Industries
Manufacturing and Retail
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