Finance Manager

Alexander Daniels are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee accounting and financial operations across multiple UK locations. This role will be responsible for managing a small finance team, ensuring accurate and compliant financial reporting, and providing insightful analysis to support strategic business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the finance teams at two operational sites, ensuring effective day-to-day financial operations.
• Coordinate the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Perform variance analyses and present financial performance insights against budget and forecast targets.
• Oversee the preparation of statutory financial statements in line with both UK and US GAAP, supporting external audits as required.
• Conduct ad hoc financial analyses to support business planning and strategic initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and test internal controls in line with local regulatory requirements and internal compliance frameworks, including Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Support annual and quarterly budgeting activities; monitor cash flow and manage working capital.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business units to identify process improvements and evaluate business cases.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and development to finance team members at varying levels of experience.
• Apply industry best practices to improve financial operations and achieve business objectives.
• Perform additional finance-related tasks and projects as needed.

Key Skills & Requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Proven experience working within multinational or complex organizational structures.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at various levels.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities; capable of meeting tight deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and sound understanding of operational and market dynamics.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently within a matrixed environment.