Role:
Finance Manager
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 Per Annum
Location: Sheffield
Hours: 37.5 hours Per Week (Additional Hours May Be Required)
Benefits:
1. Modern city centre office location
2. Collaborative and supportive working environment
3. Opportunity to work with a large multi-site operational business
4. Involvement in strategic financial planning and business performance
Key Responsibilities:
5. Produce accurate financial reporting, forecasts, and management accounts.
6. Contribute to the annual budgeting and business planning process.
7. Provide detailed analysis of monthly results, comparing performance against forecasts and budgets.
8. Manage balance sheet reporting and associated reconciliations.
9. Ensure all financial processes operate within agreed budgets and service level agreements.
10. Reconcile customer payments across multiple business units.
11. Manage delegated financial authority processes.
12. Prepare reports on business performance, operational trends, and planning insights.
13. Monitor financial controls and ensure processes align with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
14. Support procurement and budgeting activities ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
15. Maintain and update governance documentation and communicate relevant changes across the business.
16. Manage financial relationships relating to Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Banking and Treasury.
17. Liaise with payroll and tax functions to support financial reporting requirements.
18. Monitor cash flow to ensure appropriate funding levels are maintained.
19. Oversee fraud monitoring and system controls, providing exception reporting where required.
20. Provide financial guidance and support to management teams across the business.
The Successful Candidate:
21. Fully qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) with post-qualification experience. Part or newly qualified candidates will also be considered depending on experience.
22. Strong financial systems knowledge and experience producing management accounts and forecasts.
23. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate financial variances.
24. Experience managing financial controls, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation.
25. Strong understanding of budgeting, financial planning, and performance management.
26. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines.
27. Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
28. High level of discretion when handling confidential information.
29. Strong Microsoft Office skills.
30. Commercial awareness and the ability to contribute effectively at management level.
31. Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.