The Business & Opportunity:
Fantastic opportunity to join a well-established Retail Business with their headquarters in Skipton. They are renowned for their high-quality products and high-end clientèle, which consists of famous celebrities! They are proud of their commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. With a strong Retail and Online presence in both in the UK and overseas, they have exciting growth plans ahead.
On the back of a restructure, they have created an opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager, initially for a 6–9-month contract.
You will be based at their head office near Skipton and following the completion of your probationary period, you will have option and flexibility to work from home 2 days per week.
Specific Requirement:
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, you will take responsibility for the following:
* Manage a small finance team comprising of 3-4 staff.
* Present accurate, timely and meaningful information to Senior Management, along with commentary and detailed analysis.
* Work closely with the Group Financial Controller and Finance Director in the preparation of the annual budgets and specifically the costs incurred in each location.
* Prepare and manage the month end process and accounts production across the group.
* Lead Management Accounting related work.
* Review detailed Costs Analysis on specific costs lines in accordance with production of external required schedules.
Skills & Experience Required:
* Qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, ACMA) / Qualified by Experience (QBE) / Part-Qualified / AAT Qualified.
* Experience producing timely Management Information to present to Senior Management.
* Confident user of Excel.
* Prepared to challenge and drive the business performance to achieve budgets, understand the variances and force through corrective action to ensure targets are achieved.
* Possess genuine commercial awareness that will allow a good understanding of how the different facets of the business work together.
* Have a positive outlook and the required interpersonal skills to deal with all areas of the business and external parties.
* Experience of multi-currency and multi-entity transactions would be beneficial.
* Whilst specific Retail experience isn’t a pre-requisite, a closely related Stock based background would be useful, e.g. Manufacturing, E-Commerce, FMCG, Distribution.
What's On Offer:
* A competitive starting salary up to approx. mid £50’s
* Free on-site parking at their modern offices in the countryside.
* Based near Skipton, it will also appeal to candidates based in Burnley, Keighley, Ilkley, Bradford, Baildon, Harrogate, Boroughbridge & Ripon.
* Flexitime and a hybrid working model with 2 days from home (after probationary period), offering a true flexibility of work-life balance.
* Generous holiday allocation.
* The opportunity to work in a growing and thriving business with a supportive culture and excellent values.
* A realistic chance of converting into a permanent role as the business continues to grow.
Next Steps:
Interviews are to be conducted imminently, hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
N.B. Lyons Recruitment have been retained on an exclusive basis, hence any direct or other agency applications with be disregarded