Finance Manager

2 months ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom Belinda Roberts Ltd Full time

Fast-growing and ambitious business based its headquarters in Blackburn seeks a Finance Manager as an addition to their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your own ideas and experience to the role and to develop a rhythm and consistency to the monthly management reporting and overall financial accounting and reporting capability. It will require a positive 'can-do’attitude and an ability to challenge current ways of working where appropriate.

This position will suit a professional, confident individual who is comfortable working within a fast-paced environment.

Previous experience within a financial control and management accounting role is essential. Experience within the e-commerce sector would be great but not essential.

This role will report into the Managing Director.

**Responsibilities will include**:

- Manage all accounting operations including A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
- Preparation and analysis of actual results on via daily sales and monthly KPI’s
- Establish and manage month-end and year-end close process
- Prepare and issue timely monthly management accounts
- Coordinate the preparation of and submit regulatory reporting (VAT, PAYE)
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
- Prepare hire purchase reconciliations
- Annual accounts
- Submit annual confirmation statements
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Spend control and optimization
- Support the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- Manage the finance assistant
- Other ad hoc duties as assigned

**Key Requirements**
- ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified/nearly qual
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
- Excellent accounting software user and excel skills
- Self-starter, uses initiative to problem solve
- Seeks to implement and improve processes
- Strong number/analytical and technical skills
- Can confidently prioritise workload
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

In return a competitive package is offered for this role along with development and progression for the right person
- Manage all accounting operations including A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition
- Preparation and analysis of actual results on via daily sales and monthly KPI’s
- Establish and manage month-end and year-end close process
- Prepare and issue timely monthly management accounts
- Coordinate the preparation of regulatory reporting (VAT, PAYE)
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
- Manage and comply with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Spend control and optimization
- Support the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
- Research technical accounting issues for compliance
- Additional controller duties as necessary

**Requirements and skills**
- Qualified ACA, CIMA
- 5+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures
- Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
- Excellent accounting software user and excel skills

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