Finance Manager

Are you a skilled finance professional looking for an exciting opportunity to lead and make a significant impact? We are seeking a talented Finance Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of our clients Finance Department.

As a Finance Manager, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our accounting and payroll systems are accurately maintained. You will support the Head of Finance in producing timely and accurate financial reports and be the primary contact for key third-party stakeholders such as banking and finance platform suppliers.

Imagine working in a role where you can:

• Lead a small team of dedicated finance staff.
• Manage and maintain their petty cash system, sales and purchase ledgers.
• Ensure compliance with statutory payroll and pension obligations.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist in the production of annual budgets, management accounts, and financial statements.
• Stay updated with changes in accounting and tax legislation, including VAT.

Main duties and responsibilities Finance

• To support with/ line manage a small team of Finance staff.
• To be a primary contact for key third party stakeholders such as banking and finance platform suppliers
• To take responsibility for ensuring that all sources of income are properly and accurately processed and recorded, and that cash and cheques are banked on a timely basis.
• Maintain Standard Operating Procedures for Finance and assist in development and implementation of policies
• To manage and maintain the petty cash system.
• To manage and maintain the sales and purchase ledgers.
• To process and record nominal and other payments.
• To support the operation and management of the organisations payroll system and pension schemes, and to ensure that the organisation meets all its statutory payroll and pension obligations and responsibilities
• To support with ensuring that the organisation meets its information governance and data protection obligations in relation to financial and payroll data
• To take responsibility for the organisation, storage and archiving of accounting and payroll documents and correspondence.
• To support the Head of Finance in the production of the annual organisational budget.
• To prepare bank reconciliations for bank accounts.
• To prepare month-end balance sheet reconciliations including accruals and prepayments
• To complete closure of monthly accounting periods to an agreed deadline
• To manage Finance department budgets at the discretion of the Head of Finance
• To assist the Head of Finance in the production of the monthly and quarterly management accounts.
• To prepare year-end schedules and to assist the Head of Finance in the production of the annual Financial Statements and the Annual Report.
• To provide information and assistance to the external auditors and regulatory inspectors as necessary.
• To deputise as necessary for the Head of Finance.
• To keep up to date with changes in accounting and tax legislation, specifically to include VAT

If you have experience in managing a team of finance professionals, purchase ledger management, double-entry bookkeeping, and maintaining computerised payroll and finance systems, we want to hear from you!

Apply now to join our client’s team and take your career to the next level.

For further information, contact Alexandra Elliott on the details below.

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