Finance Manager - Great Culture & Hybrid Working

Recruiter
Jenrick Commercial
Location
Watford
Salary
70000.00 - 78000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
02 May 2022
Closes
23 May 2022
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Finance Manager, Watford (Hertfordshire), Up to GBP78,000 + 10% Bonus + Strong Benefits, ASAP Start, Hybrid WorkingDue to continued growth and expansion, we are looking to appoint a Group Finance Manager. the Group Finance Manager will report directly to the Finance Director and lead a small team. This company is on an exciting journey so its a great time to come aboard. Currently the Group has just over 300 employees however there are strong expansion plans and the employee base is likely to grow to 1000 in the next 5 years.Overview of the Finance Manager:The Finance Manager will provide day to day support to the Finance Director and leadership to the Finance department. The Finance Manager will support all commercial and delivery aspects of the business through the provision of robust financial information and analysis. The successful candidate will need to ensure that the business meets its statutory reporting obligations and maintains strong financial controls in all key areas to ensure the integrity and safeguarding of company assets. Duties:
  • Provide day to day financial support for all finance disciplines in the company
  • Be the point of reference for technical accounting and finance queries from within the business
  • Act as the focal point for collation of data from payroll and credit control
  • With the team, prepare the completion of monthly management accounts and support schedules for review with the Finance Director.
  • Oversee the production and reconciliation of all key balance sheet accounts across all legal entities
  • Continuously improve the speed and outputs of the reporting process to streamline the production of routine information so as to focus more on value added reporting on an exceptions basis
  • Oversee key reconciliations for cash book, CID facility, and receivables ensuring they are reconciled daily/weekly as appropriate
  • Agree intercompany balances at month end with other group entities
  • Maintain a suitable delegation of authority for approvals on invoices and payments in agreement with the Financial Director
  • Review and investigate anomalies within job costing accounts; follow up with teams on margin variances
  • Support the payroll/job set–up process in payroll and ensure that all rates that are created follow the correct sign–off procedure.
  • Issue daily/weekly cash flow and circulate to key stakeholders – this is one of the key documents used in the management of the business
  • Maintain banking relationships with both CID and Banking personnel
  • Agree monthly CID reconciliations
  • Issue and approve draw downs and payments with banks
  • Oversee the preparation of information required for the annual audit in terms of lead schedules and supporting information to corroborate accounts entries
  • Participate in audit clearance meetings and support the implementation of agreed audit recommendations
  • Identify and investigate as agreed with the FC technical improvements to enhance the finance processes both in terms of planning and reporting
  • Act as the day to day interface between finance and operations on all matters of a commercial nature requiring financial support
Ideal Background:
  • Employment business and agency experience preferred however not essential
  • Previous Group Finance or Finance Management experience (essential)
  • Experience of working with a UK business with some international exposure would be a strong advantage
  • Experience of working with a high volume transactions type company would be an advantage
  • Previous experience of working for a PE back company would be a strong advantage to the role
  • An energetic and motivated professional with natural drive and innovative flair.
  • A tenacious individual, who identifies problems, finds solutions and actively implements change.
  • A perceptive individual who can influence people in a changing environment.
  • A broad thinker with an inherent ability to 'get the job done' in the most efficient and commercially acceptable manner.
COMPETENCIES FOR SUCCESS:
  • Excellent communicator
  • Excellent Excel skills and be competent with data manipulation and the use of complex formulas. Attention to detail
  • Ability to work towards and achieve deadlines
  • Ability to prioritise workload to achieve last
  • Organised & methodical
  • Outgoing personality
  • Ability to motivate and delegate
  • Ability to adhere to rules and procedure
  • A team builder who can develop and maintain good relationships and gain the confidence of other professionals both within the Company and outside

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