Finance Manager

2 weeks ago


Audenshaw, United Kingdom Commercial Services HR Full time

Commercial Services Group (CSG) is a +£400m trading group supporting 15,000 education and public sector customers globally. The business operates a multi-brand structure through five trading divisions: People Services, Global Education Resources, CommunityServices, Energy and Procurement Services.

As part of CSG, CES Holdings is a growing global education resources supplier, delivering to clients across the world. A vacancy has become available to join the CES Finance Team and we are looking for an experienced **Finance Manager.**

**About The Role**

A member of the CES Holdings Limited senior management team and working closely with the CES Board, this role is at the forefront of the business providing a firm foundation for all aspects of financial reporting and commercial analysis enabling the businessto make informed judgements to facilitate profitable growth. For the next 2 years, you’ll be tackling a dynamic agenda supporting international growth and rapid transformation.

You will need to be both flexible and proactive and have exceptional communication skills.

**Key qualities for the role include**:

- Qualified professional with significant experience in an SME environment, responsible for all aspects of financial reporting.
- Commercial focus, capable of identifying the key risks and opportunities that impact the performance of a business.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to hit the ground running with immediate impact.
- A self-starter, proactive and results driven, prepared to be hands on.
- Strong systems skills and the ability to streamline and automate processes.
- Analytical, familiar with data analysis, benchmarking, cost benefit analysis, modelling.
- Strong communication skills. Able to present information and analysis in a clear concise manner, with constructive and meaningful evidence to support change.

**Key Duties & Responsibilities**
- Providing timely and accurate information including statutory accounts, management reports, business analysis, budgeting, forecasting, business planning, cash management and forecasting, balance sheet reconciliation.
- Track margin variations and trends, analyse, assess and make proposals to improve business performance.
- Develop a detailed analysis of KPIs that will help business leaders to monitor and control performance in their area.
- Improve efficiencies and productivity by focusing on the utilisation of resources across the business.
- Look for new insights, opportunities and risks surrounding commercial models and proactively support business leaders.
- Investment analysis and commercial evaluations for new and existing projects, using NPV, IRR, ROCE and payback calculations. Process controls, policies and procedures to maintain the integrity of the financial data.
- All aspects of HMRC compliance and legislative requirements in respect of financial reporting in the UK and Internationally.
- Annual insurance negotiations and renewals and point of contact for claims.
- Maintain the integrity of all financial systems, data and controls.
- Lead, manage and support the finance team including the day to day monitoring of all financial operations.

**We offer our employees**:

- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Birthday off work
- Life assurance cover
- Company pension
- Flexible first, hybrid working
- A culture of progression & development
- Shopping discounts & retailer offers
- Team & company events
- eLearning portal
- EAP programme
- Referral scheme
- Health & Wellbeing platform
- Health Cash Plan initiative
- Discounted gym membership


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