Finance Manager

3 days ago

Kent, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

**Your new company**
Highly successful & well-run business in the SME sector
**Your new role**
The Finance Manager is responsible for the financial health of the company producing financial reports and developing strategies based on sound financial principles. Guiding senior executives in making good business decisions in the long and short term. TheFinance Manager is responsible for the Management of the Finance Team.
Monitor the day-to-day financial operations within the company, such as payroll, invoicing, and other transactions, to ensure they are compliant.
- Manage existing Accounts Team responsible for all company accountancy functions.
- Manage any proposed businessacquisitions.
- Liaise with outside services for tax preparation, auditing, banking, CIS, and other financial needs, as necessary.
- Track the company's financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement.
- Seek out methods for minimisingfinancial risk to the company such as credit checks when trading with new clients.
- Provide insightful information and expectations to senior executives to aid in long-term and short-term decision making.
- Review financial data and prepare monthly and annualreports.
- Completing VAT Returns and reconciliations
- Establish and maintain financial policies and procedures for the company.
- Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation.
**What you'll need to succeed**
Skill Requirements
- Qualifications in accounting (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), and ideally several years of experience in a finance role
- Knowledge of Sage Accounts 50
- Leadership skills and experience, with employee management
- Sound understanding of data privacy standards.
- Solid communication skills, both written and verbal, with great attention to detail
- Understanding of business principles and practices
- Organisational and planning skills, along with critical thinking and problem-solving skills computer skills; multi-tasking abilities
- Integrity, honesty.
Competencies
- Promotes and provides the thinking to help drive the vision.
- Identifies tasks/actions and facilitates change.
- Is willing to take decisions and calculated risks to help develop services.
- Establishes processes for on-going information gathering and ensures information is continually made available to help evolve strategic thinking.
- Understands and addresses long-term underlying issues, opportunities within the Fire & Security Industry.
- Provides a corporate view to assist others in developing their strategy and strategic plans.
- Examines the long-term implications of policies in considering implementation, including revenue impact.
- Ensures processes and information are in place in own area and across the authority to enable others to handle complex change issues.
- Contributes to the effectiveness of ALL management teams.
- Makes large or long-term adaptations in own organisation in response to the needs of stakeholders and issues identified.
- Encourages partner involvement in joint service delivery and problem solving.
- Identifies and manages the impact of change.
**What you'll get in return**
You'll be joining a well run, successful & expanding business in the SME sector that can offer you an interesting & rewarding long-term career path.
**What you need to do now**
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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