Accounting / Finance Manager

Internal Audit • Supervising • Data Entry • Compliance • Customer Service • Accounting & Finance • General Ledger Accounting • IFRS • External Audit • Microsoft Excel • ERP • Payroll • Financial statement • ACCA • CPA

Internal Audit • Supervising • Data Entry • Compliance • Customer Service • Accounting & Finance • General Ledger Accounting • IFRS • External Audit • Microsoft Excel • ERP • Payroll • Financial statement • ACCA • CPA

Finance Manager 

Starting Salary - £26,000 p.a.

Hours - Mon - Fri

 

Our client is a successful UK company based in Bury, GMR. They are looking to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to their team.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Carrying out regular financial reports, both on systems and spreadsheets
• Close monitoring of the company’s financial invoicing system to ensure all invoices are accurate and sent in a timely manner
• Responding to and resolving any client invoicing issues
• Regular monitoring of the company’s financial credit control and taking appropriate action where required
• Daily/weekly reporting
• Analysing the P&L to ensure accuracy of postings
• Taking the lead at Month End and ensuring the key deliverables are met
• Managing the Purchase Ledger and arranging for payment runs to suppliers to be made
• Management of PO process
• Management of stock control/ordering
• Oversee the creation of the monthly management accounts and reporting packs
• Supervise, support, and develop the hard-working, loyal finance team (who have varying degrees of experience)
• Build on and review finance processes, procedures, and efficiencies
• Review internal controls, and strengthen where necessary
• Administration of pension and payroll
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• Reconciling inter company accounts
• Reconciliation of various control accounts
• Provide financial information to the Head of Financial Operations as required.
• Prepare group and individual VAT returns
• Excellent communication skills with experience of supporting, influencing and challenging teams
• Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation
• Monitor external contracts and services provided by suppliers to ensure that these are operating effectively and are providing the best value

 

Person Specification:

Essential

• AAT Qualified or higher
• Up-to-date and all-round tax knowledge including VAT / PAYE / CT
• Bookkeeping and financial reporting experience with an understanding of company groups
• Experience of managing payroll
• Experience of preparing VAT returns through Xero and Bridging software
• Significant experience of Excel
• Significant experience of Xero
• Hard working and able to work independently and manage deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Prepared to learn how to use bespoke systems
• Hands-on working knowledge of financial software and advanced Excel skills
• Great people skills and an interest in developing up-and-coming talent
• Working in a fast-paced environment
• Able to step away from the details to be able to see ‘bigger picture’ and pick out the key messages
• Must be able to pass company required credit checks and DBS

 

Desirable:

• Experience of using finance reporting software (Joiin)
• Experience of cloud systems and API
• Experience of working with multiple information sources and data and analytics