Finance Manager - Wokingham outskirts
Office based mainly, with the option to work from home on Fridays, once fully trained
Salary Guide: £55,000 - £70,000 depending on experience and qualifications (UK experience is essential and you must be a UK resident)
Applications from candidates who are Qualified by Experience or Qualified Accountants will all be considered
We are delighted to be exclusively partnering with one of our favourite, key clients on the outskirts of Wokingham, who are keen to secure an experienced Finance Manager to take over from the incumbent Finance Manager, so there will be a very solid hand-over for the newcomer. Our client is a c£4mn turnover services client, who are very proud of their track record to date and many of their employees have been with them for c10 years +.
This new Finance Manager will be able to showcase an experienced background of a varied finance background and you are likely to have worked in a very small finance team, on been in a sole-charge Finance role and be able to be technically solid in all areas of finance as well as working closely with a European Head Office.
The successful Finance Manager will cover the following duties, whilst reporting into the MD
- To support the Managing Director with the day to day finances and administration operations of the company and report to the European parent company in a timely manner
- To prepare the monthly management accounts and Intercompany Group reporting within the required timescales
- Prepare all of the required monthly reports, reconciliations, statements and all other ad hoc requests for administrative and/or financial information within the required timescales - including P&L, balance sheet, and aged debt and aged creditor analysis
- Provide interpretation of the company's financial results and the subsequent recommendation of improvement activities
- Assistance of the company's auditors with the preparation of the annual statutory accounts, ensuring all necessary audit and taxation requirements are adhered to
- Preparation and submission of all and any tax returns
- Management of the UK's relationships with various stakeholders as well as the company's auditors and the company's bank
- Assisting in the preparation of the company's annual business plan & associated budget
- Preparation of the company payroll (UK payroll of 12), including preparation of all staff overtime and commission payments, quarterly and annual bonuses and the associated tax returns to ensure compliance with UK law
- Liaison with external payroll providers
- Ensuring Credit Control is done regularly to ensure that debtor days and aged debts are kept to an acceptable level
- Overseeing the production of customer invoicing, purchasing invoice entry, stock inputs and general accruals and prepayments
- Treasury management duties including Primary User duties, bank signatory, bank payments and maintenance of cash information and overseeing bank reconciliations
- Monitoring and checking the accuracy of time-sheets and expenses, and overseeing the preparation of expenses for payment
- Overseeing all general company administrative duties including managing the pension scheme, private health cover, life assurance, motor fleet, and company insurance policies
- Office manager duties - maintaining company records for holiday, sickness and training.
- Overseeing 2 finance administrators
This is the ideal role for candidates who have enjoyed their finance career to date and maybe looking for a stability, varied ad enjoyable role where they can receive excellent support, and work with a very supportive and trusted team. Ideal candidates may well be on a 3 month notice period, or looking to start a new role in November/December when the current individual will be retiring.
Please get in touch for further details.
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