Finance Manager

4 weeks ago


ShorehambySea, United Kingdom KS Distribution Full time

An exciting and challenging Finance Manager position has become available at KS Distribution, an audio electronics distributor and eCommerce company, based in Shoreham-by-Sea near Brighton. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference in an ambitiousSMEenvironment.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Ensure all financial regulatory reporting, including HMRC reporting and payments (VAT, corporation tax, PAYE & NI, NEST, etc.) are completed.
- Take responsibility for the handover of year-end statutory accounts to accountants.
- Ensure the timely and accurate production of the monthly and quarterly Management Accounts including P&L and Balance Sheet.
- Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a timely basis.
- Sales ledger management, including credit control and liaising with customers.
- Arrange the purchase of foreign currency (USD and EUR) to pay suppliers and manage incoming currency from EU and US sales channels.
- Cash flow analysis and forecasting.
- Managing HMRC and Companies House online portal accounts and filings.
- Review credit risk of prospective customers with company directors.
- Develop inter-company service charge agreements, calculate fees and make payments.
- Develop controls and procedures to ensure finance functions are correctly implemented throughout the businesses.
- Commentary and analysis of key management accounts and reporting to directors.
- Work alongside Operations and Commercial teams on projects to enhance, automate and improve processes and procedures.
- Overseeing payroll and book keeping.

**Your Skills**

The following skills are required:

- At least 5 years finance experience, part qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent) with a strong track record of success.
- Experience developing financial metrics, monitoring processes and procedures to optimise financial performance.
- Advanced proficiency with accounting and/or ERP software.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel.

The following experience is advantageous:

- Experience with SAP Business One (if not full training provided).
- Experience with eCommerce, e.g. Shopify, Amazon, eBay and multi-channel retail platforms.
- EU and US business exposure, e.g. EU VAT and US sales tax reporting.
- Group company structure.

**About You**
- A well rounded and commercially aware individual with at least 3 years in an accountancy role.
- Fast, efficient and accurate handling daily activities.
- Confident, respectful and firm communication style.
- Experience building Excel and other software solutions to analyse business data and performance.
- Comfortable learning new IT systems, ideally with experience working alongside IT consultants and software developers.
- Willing and able to quickly learn new systems and develop new business processes.
- Experience working as part of a team, ideally as part of a senior management team.


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