We are delighted to be recruiting a new Finance Manager for a high growth specialist retail organisation based in Northampton.
My client is looking for an energetic team player and motivated Finance Manager accountable for the analysis of every day financial activities and subsequently providing advice and guidance to the senior management team on current and future financial plans. The Finance Manager will provide high quality, accurate and transparent results across all financial statements and customer reporting to support the company to achieve new business and maintain the deliverables for existing customers. Develop financial models (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and capital expenditure) that inform and support the senior management team in making sound business decisions and meeting the company's objectives.
Key accountabilities & responsibilities:
- Manage the budget process for relevant areas of the business. Works closely with all other departments.
- Develops and adapts appropriate financial models (including P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and capital expenditure) based on new customer proposals into the finance framework maintaining transparency, control and integrity of the reported results.
- Supports the implementation and structuring of an appropriate finance system, controls and finance processes to provide clear, accurate and understandable financial reporting.
- Ensures the analysis of costs, pricing, variable contributions, sales results and the company's actual performance compared to the budget and business plans.
- Develop trends and projections for the company's finances – P&L, balance sheet and cash flow.
- Complete bank reconciliations, aged payables analysis, recommend payments to be made, obtaining authorisation and making payments to suppliers.
- Provides financial reports, interprets financial information, and recommends future courses of action.
- Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained.
- Support the maintenance of the financial health of the organisation, accuracy of its accounting systems and integrity of its internal controls.
- Support the integration of the new customer implementations into the day-to-day reporting requirements of the finance team.
- Complete all month end balance sheet reconciliations, providing support for all balances.
- Ensure accounts information is sent to the local tax accountants on a monthly basis and that Versilia accounts match local tax accounts provided by the local accountants.
- Review, approve and ensure payment of monthly VAT returns.
- Produce all sales invoices to customer.
Key skills and knowledge required:
- Ideally a part-qualified/Qualified ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent) accountant. The successful candidate will be actively studying.
- Competent user of finance software and Excel modelling techniques/skills.
- Knowledge of accounting principles, practises, statutory legislation and regulations.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
- Focus on attention to detail
- Comfortable working in a small team in a rapidly growing business and keen to participate in a range of cross functional project teams to broaden your knowledge of the business.
Competencies/Behaviours:
- Diagnostic Information Gathering: The ability to identify the information needed to clarify a situation, seek that information from appropriate sources, and use skilful questioning to draw out the information.
- Strategic Thinking: The ability to analyse opportunities to maximise the performance of accounts, and providing quality support to customers.
- Thoroughness: Ensuring that one's own and others' work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing for meetings and presentations.
- Fostering Teamwork: As a team member, the ability and desire to work cooperatively with others on a team.
- Managing Performance: The ability to take responsibility for one's own performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
- Attention to Communication: The ability to ensure that information is passed on to others who should be kept informed.
- Building Collaborative Relationships: The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organisation who can provide information, assistance, and support.