Finance Manager

3 weeks ago


Luton Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Randstad UK Full time

Finance Manager

Reporting to: Head of Accounting and Tax

Direct Reports: Management Accountant (x6)

Location : 2 days a week Luton

Primary Purpose of the Role:

As a Finance Manager at Randstad, you will oversee the company's financial accounting, reporting, and control activities to ensure they are executed efficiently, effectively, and in line with best practices. You will drive continuous improvement and develop best practices and effective business controls that positively impact business results.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Management Accounts Preparation: Oversee the preparation of management accounts for multiple business lines, with the support of your team.
  • Collaboration & System Development: Work closely with management to develop standard and ad-hoc schedules, procedures, and systems to enable timely and informative accumulation, adjustment, and reporting of financial data.
  • Accounting Processes Supervision: Supervise all accounting processes for several business lines, including: Gross profit reconciliation, OPEX review in collaboration with Commercial Finance Managers, Monthly balance sheet reconciliations, identifying risks and opportunities, Processing of various month-end journals, Monthly journal review and control
  • Month-End Management: Manage the month-end process, concluding with a monthly meeting to discuss results with the Head of Accounting and Tax.
  • Communication: Handle queries from branch managers, operations managers, and directors with excellent communication skills.
  • Team Leadership: Lead, train, and develop the Management Accountants within your team.
  • Workload Management: Proactively manage the team’s workload to ensure reporting deadlines are consistently achieved.
  • Business Relationship Building: Build a close working relationship with the business line Commercial Finance Managers to ensure accurate and prompt reporting.
  • Leadership Support: Manage the team in the absence of Senior Management.
  • Key Control Framework Contribution: Contribute to the Randstad UK SSC Key Control Framework, taking responsibility for relevant areas.
  • Adhoc Reports & Tasks: Undertake ad hoc reports and tasks as requested by the Financial Controller and Chief Accountant.

Essential experience

  • Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) with ideally 5 years of post-qualification experience (PQE)
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Management and financial accounting experience

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary with flexible benefits.
  • An incredible office culture that we look forward to sharing with you when we return to the office.
  • An amazing virtual onboarding process, ensuring you get the best start to your career with Randstad, even from home.

If you feel that you have the experience and passion that we are looking for, reach out to philip.woollett@randstad.co.uk or apply for the role today and Phil or Andy will be in touch

Randstad values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.


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