Finance Manager

**Job description** About you...
- Do you have at least 5 years work experience in a finance position?
- Are you at least AAT Level 4 Qualified or ACCA/CIMA/ACA Part Qualified?
- Do you have experience of managing employees?

We want you....

We want our company to be the place you want to work. We want you to love your job. Because when you love your job, you’ll do great things. Do great things with us and be part of an exciting, growing business that balances success and innovation.

Who we are....

Silver Lining is a professional, award-winning IT service provider based in Fareham, reaching a customer base over the UK. Since 2007 we have been providing the very best in business IT, telecommunications, connectivity and security. We pride ourselves onbeing a fun and fair place to work, providing the best customer service, and remembering that success is a blessing.

The Role

We are seeking a fantastic Finance Manager to manage the finance function of a £10m+ turnover group with 50+ employees. This role is a great opportunity for somebody looking to take the next step in their finance career or for somebody looking for a freshstart and a new set of challenges.

**Responsibilities**:
Reporting direct to the Finance Director and covering trading group companies, the responsibilities of this role include:

- Overseeing and involvement with the preparation of monthly Management Accounts including journal preparation and posting and balance sheet and intercompany account reconciliation
- Undertaking detailed variance analysis with comparisons to previous months and to budgets
- Undertaking monthly reviews of margins by customer and by product and taking appropriate action where exceptions identified
- Supervising the work of the finance team including ensuring monthly bill run happens in a timely manner, ensuring credit control and other internal finance procedures are followed and covering for the finance team in cases of illness or absence
- Line management responsibilities for the finance team including undertaking reviews and inductions as necessary
- Primary responsibility for all group payrolls including reviewing commission claims, handling company car information, and dealing with end of tax year reporting requirements
- Preparation of VAT returns for all group companies for Finance Director review
- Supporting the Finance Director to manage cash flow on a monthly and annual rolling basis
- Managing the financial relationship with key customers and suppliers including liaison with external senior finance staff and acting as escalation point for credit control matters
- Attending management meetings to report on finance team performance and to update other managers with relevant matters
- Assisting the Finance Director in the preparation of the annual group budget
- Assisting the Finance Director in the preparation of all group company’s statutory accounts including liaising with the company’s accountants
- Continual review of processes and systems including creating and updating systems documentation
- Supporting the Finance Director on other statutory, legal and ad hoc tasks as required

Person specification:
Our company is an extremely fun place to work; we work hard but play hard and have various team and company treats and events throughout the year to reward our staff. We love all our staff to get involved as much as possible in the various charity eventswe organise as well.

Company benefits:

- On-site parking
- 22 days holiday per annum + bank holidays (You will also receive one extra day holiday per year of service up to 25 days)
- Pension scheme
- Regular, company funded staff treats

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £38,000.00-£43,000.00 per year

COVID-19 considerations:
We are a COVID safe workplace.