Finance Manager

**Finance Manager**

**Maidenhead, Berkshire**

**£60,000 + bonus + excellent Bens**

**About the Role**:
Based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, our client is an established and growing company looking for a qualified accountant to join their team as UK Finance Manager on a permanent basis.

The company has gone from strength to strength and has an excellent position in their market with a varied product portfolio and a strong pipeline for the future. The Finance Manager, a key role in the continued development of the finance team, will be responsiblefor the Financial Accounting, Reporting, Statutory & Control Compliance for the UK business.

**Main responsibilities of the Finance Manager**:

- Preparation of Statutory Accounts under local GAAP, ensuring compliance with applicable local regulatory laws for financial and tax reporting, and liaise with external tax advisors, and Corporate Tax Department as required
- Supporting internal and external audit requirements, as applicable, to ensure successful audit completions with no material control weaknesses and no material audit findings or adjustments
- Maintain compliance with company policies and processes, effective internal controls and procedures to ensure that organizational risks are minimized
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual General Ledger accounting, BS reconciliations, and variance analysis, liaising with the Shared Service Centre and across the finance function
- Reporting of financial information to Corporate Headquarters in accordance with deadlines
- Preparation and review of monthly management accounts and any supporting analytical information ensuring accuracy and integrity of the financial and management reporting in accordance with local and Group Reporting timelines and high-quality standards,under IFRS requirements
- Review and approval of weekly disbursements
- Review, approval and processing of transactions and journals as required within the internal control framework
- Preparation of month end P&L market reporting and sales reports provided to the sales and management teams respectively
- Carry out regular cost centre reviews with the business unit leaders, and work with them to maintain departmental operational costs within budget or forecast and comment on performance against objectives
- Support the budget/forecast process through preparation and review of overhead budgets for UK teams and UK based Regional Leaders.
- Preparation of the bi-weekly cash flow forecasts, including variance analyses to previous forecasts, and submission to Corporate Treasury
- Review, assess, and advise on appropriate technology that meets the organization's information requirements and financial resources
- Drive continuous improvements in processes to deliver more efficient and effective financial reporting and analysis processes
- Lead, motivate and develop direct reports via day2day management, annual objective setting, and regular reviews as required
- Assist in supporting Finance Team requests, ad-hoc analysis, and any projects as required.
- Qualified Accountant, ideally practice trained (ACA or ACCA) with a strong academic record.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels across finance and commercial teams.
- Strong technical accounting skills with in-depth knowledge of IFRS & UK GAAP as well as controlling, risk management and taxation.
- Detail orientated with strong organisational skills, a team player with proven ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong IT Skills with excellent Excel and ideally a practical working knowledge of SAP.