Role- Finance Manager Salary- Circa £43,000 - £48,000 per annum (pro-rata) Type- FTC 14-month Maternity Cover Location- Northamptonshire My client works within engineering, and they are looking to take on an experienced Finance Manager, on a Fixed Term Contract basis (over 1 year). The Finance Manager will ideally have the following attributes: Previous experience working in a similar Finance Manager, Accounts Manager or Financial Controller role with a SME business or similar Be confident taking ownership of financial controls, tax compliance, budgeting, forecasting, audit coordination, stock management, payroll oversight and entity reporting Previous experience working with ERP systems such as Sage X3 or similar Any previous experience of Group Consolidation, full P&L forecasts and annual budgets would be ideal Excellent MS Office skills Have strong organizational and planning skills Have excellent communication skillsThe Finance Manager role will involve: Supporting UK Operations and also Group consolidation too Working onsite full time to support business operations Taking full ownership of the wide variety of Finance and Accounting tasks as the business needs You will help to support strategic decision making Timely reporting to the Group Preparing monthly management Accounts Margin Reporting, Project Costing, Cashflow, Tax & Compliance, Budgeting & Forecasting, Credit Control Overseeing financial controls and identifying any financial risks too If you are interested in this position, please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible, along with your availability and your salary expectation