This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join the team encompassing an all-round role.
The Finance Manager, based in Soho, will report into the FD and this will be a hybrid role of 3x days a week in the office.
The ideal Finance Manager will have SME experience and exposure to WIP/billings.
Finance Manager Responsibilities:
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Assist senior management with the preparation & presentation of the annual budget which supports the company business plan.
- Maintain and adjust the budget model as it is reforecast each quarter.
- Regular liaison and communication with budget holders and business managers with respect to financial performance of their function and providing variance analysis from planned performance to inform reforecasting.
**Cash Management
- Manage the cash balances of the practice and prepare weekly cash flow projections
- Prepare & process all payments
- Monitor receipts and support and advise on credit control activity as necessary
**Statutory Accounts and Audit
- Liaise with external Accountants on the preparation of annual statutory accounts and provide any schedules and reconciliations required.
- Reconcile final management accounts with annual statutory accounts.
Management Accounts
- Preparation and processing of all month end journals required to produce monthly profit and loss and reconciled balance sheet statements.
- Preparation of monthly management accounts with variance analysis
- Preparation of monthly finance pack and key insights to the business commentary for the Board
Other Tasks
- Support the Finance Director with providing financial information, analysis or presentations for the Board and team functions.
- Review of team billing targets and associated billing reports.
- Involvement in development of financial reports in Powerbi from CMAP
- Update policies and procedures and deliver finance training.
- Carry out reasonable requests made that are within the broad remit of the role
Finance Manager Qualifications:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent is preferable but equivalent experience will be considered.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with proven accounting experience
- Well-developed analytical and financial skills and experience.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Advanced ICT skills including Microsoft Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of financial management within professional services, ideally in the Construction or Built Environment sector.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues.
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