A new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Finance Officer to join our manufacturing client based in Leicester.
Our client, a family-owned FMCG organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Finance Officer to join their growing team. The successful candidate will report into the Head of Finance and will oversee the day-to-day financial operations and ensure accurate maintenance of financial transactions in Sage 50 to trial balance along with the production of weekly financial KPIs.
This is a fast-paced environment, and you will need to be hands on in your approach and experienced enough to work on your own initiative. This is a great opportunity to add value and make a difference to the business and grow with the organisation.
* £38,000 - £45,000 FTE
* Full-time Monday to Friday 9am-5pm OR part-time 5/6 hours per day across 5 days
* 20 days holiday plus bank holidays FTE
* Statutory pension
* On-site parking
* Hybrid working (1/2 days from home)
Key Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
* Maintain Sage 50 to ensure accurate and timely trial balance reporting
* Produce weekly financial KPIs and dashboards
* Analyse sales and purchase data by product, quantity, and price
* Ensure compliance with UK GAAP in all transactional reporting
* Monitor customer insurance compliance
* Prepare draft VAT returns for review and submission
* Post monthly journals including stock and freight cost allocations
* Reconcile stock holdings and associated costs
* Prepare comprehensive month-end accounts files with full traceability
* Complete monthly ONS surveys
* Manage credit control team and prioritisation of tasks
* Communicate with suppliers regarding invoices, payments, and credit notes
* Manage sales and purchase ledger
* Post and reconcile Amazon charges and ledgers
* Perform bank reconciliations including record and reconcile foreign exchange transactions
* Prepare draft payment runs
Skills and experience required:
* CIMA, AAT or QBE
* Experience of imports and recording and reconciling foreign exchange transactions desirable
* Experience of margin analysis, cost /sales desirable
* Experience of working within FMCG
* Strong working knowledge of Excel and Sage 50
* Confident in dealing with Directors and stakeholders in the business
* Strategic thinker and demonstrates a growth mindset and an interest in seeing the role and business develop