Finance Manager

1 week ago


Sunderland, Sunderland, United Kingdom Trace - Expert Accountancy Recruitment Full time
Producing of Management Accounts
Preparing and filing VAT returns is essential
Fully qualified
Team info

You will be working as part of a collaborative 30-person finance team distributed across the UK Group.

We have dedicated finance leads in each business who either have their own finance team or are supported by the central finance team in Sunderland.

This role


will sit within the central finance team and will be mainly remote with the option to use our office located in central London.

Whilst the role initially has no direct reports, there is scope for this to change in the future and the role will need to work

closely with the other businesses, their finance leads and management teams.

The role will formally report into the Senior Finance Manager and will work closely with the group team on a day-to-day basis.

Main purpose of the job

As we look to further centralise and streamline our shared services, additional support is required in the finance team. The candidate will be responsible for preparing management accounts for various companies across the group. They will also play a part in

standardizing processes as we ultimately migrate all businesses onto one finance system

Day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Support to Senior Finance Manager
Provide guidance and mentoring to the team
Preparation of monthly management accounts and variance analysis
Calculation of depreciation, prepayments, accruals and other provisions
Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations and taking action to resolve issues as they arise
Payroll reconciliations
Support in delivering the year end accounts including preparation of year end audit files and provision of information to the auditors
Preparation of short term and long term cash flow forecasts
Preparation of quarterly VAT returns including turnover reconciliations
Deliver process improvements and identify opportunities to make repetitive tasks more efficient
Assist with migration of brands to our finance system (Unit4)
Preparation of month-end reports required for senior management meetings
Ad-hoc reporting as required by management and other functions within the group
Daily banking tasks including reviewing / authorising payments
Absence cover for other members of the finance team
Ad-hoc tasks as required

Knowledge & experience :
Qualified accountant – ACA / ACCA / CIMA
Management accounting and VAT experience is essential
Knowledge of Unit4 Business World (Agresso) – not essential but preferred

Key skills required:
Ability to communicate and collaborate well with various different stakeholders across the group
Accuracy and attention to detail
Effective time management skills
Work to strict deadlines
Commercial awareness
Advanced excel skills
Proactive approach to improving processes
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