Finance Manager

4 weeks ago

Harrogate UK, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom Allegiance Group Full time

Finance Manager


My client, a UK based Ecommerce company, is looking for a Finance Manager to join their company as the No. 1 Finance Head within the business. You will be responsible for finance operations, analysis and reporting of the company.


This position will be responsible for producing high-quality, accurate, and timely reports and schedules for the evaluation of financial performance, cost control, cash flow management, and forecasting at company level.


Location: Harrogate

Salary: Up to £50,000


Responsibilities:

Month End Management Accounts

  • Produce accurate and timely monthly Management Accounts for various stakeholders across the Group, providing supplementary supporting analysis on any variances to budget/forecast and ensuring key stakeholders are effectively supported in their business decisions
  • Conduct detailed reviews of balances as a control to ensure the delivery of accurate monthly accounts
  • Strong understanding of the key drivers of margins and costs
  • Investigate and explain major variances to budget, forecast and last year and present findings to the Managing Director as well as Group Senior Finance partners
  • Support the external audit and year-end reporting cycle


Balance Sheet Reconciliation

  • Deliver a comprehensive set of balance sheet recs within strict deadlines
  • Produce lead schedules to support balances for the more complex balance sheet areas, and support junior team members in completing reconciliations
  • Understand what balance represent and effectively explain schedules, producing and providing supporting documentation where appropriate


Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Prepare robust budgets and forecasts in line with Company and Group requirements
  • Provide early warning on risks or opportunities to achievement of budgets and forecasts
  • Effectively explain movements on prior forecasts and provide supporting documentation for inputs wherever needed
  • Support function leads across the business in budgeting and managing their own cost centres
  • Support in the weekly trading reporting of commercial performance across the business
  • Support the Managing Director on all budgeting and forecasting plans and in developing strategic plans


Cash Flow Management

  • Own and lead the ongoing cash flow management for the Company
  • Responsible for cash control, including forecasting operational cash flow movements
  • Accurate and timely reporting on actuals vs forecast
  • Lead working capital management and liquidity risk management
  • Work with colleagues at a Group level to feed into all Group reporting requirements


Systems and Controls

  • Operate as a business partner for with Company within Group functions
  • Own key controls for profit protection, from cost management through to stock, and work closely with functional leads to ensure profit protection at all times


Key skills:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with experience post qualification
  • Strong commercial acumen and financial understanding with a proven track record of success
  • Proven track record of leading through periods of significant growth and change
  • Excellent use of Excel for accounting to an advanced level
  • Ability to analyse complex data with high attention to detail and accuracy
  • Understands the need to adapt communication style when presenting information to financial and non-financial colleagues
  • Bold leadership with a focus on nurturing talent and personal development
  • Demonstrates strategic thinking, sound judgement and effective communication at all levels
  • Driven, with an ambitious desire to succeed and deliver sustainable growth
  • Resilient and confident individual that thrives in a fast-paced environment with high expectations
  • Positive leadership role-model with a focus on nurturing talent and coaching for personal development
  • Strong networking and relationship building and fantastic at leading cross-functionally and influencing stakeholders


If you are a driven and resilient individual, with experience leading a Finance team, looking for a new position where you will act as a lead for financial reporting and accuracy, then please apply today


Key words: Internal Finance Manager, Financial Manager, Head of Finance, Lead Finance Manager, Sole Finance Manager, Finance Director, Financial Controller

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