Finance Manager

Strategic and commercially focused

Confident communicator

Proactive and hands on

Job title: Finance Manager Reporting to: Head of Finance Location: Birmingham (hybrid working) with occasional travel to UK sites The business: A high growth, multi-site business headquartered in Birmingham

Financial Reporting

Review monthly revenue and ensure accurate and timely production of monthly management accounts for final review and release by the Head of Finance.

Responsibility for commentary and analysis of monthly and YTD results in the UK Finance Board report.

Undertake detailed review of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all balances are appropriately substantiated with supporting schedules maintained for internal audit purposes.

Maintain KPIs and provide financial commentary for inclusion within monthly performance reports.

Support management accountants with preparation of year end statutory accounts.

Liaise with internal and external auditors (planning and execution) and ensure all information requirements are met.

Work with operational stakeholders and management accountants to streamline the financial revenue reporting process in line with industry regulatory reporting cycles.

Financial Control

Maintain a finance process manual as a live document reflecting all existing financial processes, identifying and implementing opportunities to further strengthen the control environment.

Undertake quarterly financial control reviews and report key findings to the Head of Finance.

Support the internal audit process with a target of minimising the number of any future recommendations.

Ensure open PO/GRNI balances are valid, enforcing reviews and reporting on non-conformance.

Maintain industry specific regulatory registers.

Compliance

Ensure timely and accurate VAT return and duty return preparation for final review by the Head of Finance ahead of submission.

Ensure all customs requirements are handled effectively and customs declarations made to HMRC.

Ensure all Office for National Statistics surveys are completed.

Provide all necessary information to external tax advisers to ensure timely preparation of year end statutory account tax disclosures and corporate tax computations for submission to HMRC.

Maintain the lease register for the UK Group and ensure lease terms are adhered to for annual rent review purposes.

Continually identify risks to delivery, propose solutions where necessary and effectively manage stakeholder expectations throughout.

Business Partnering

Review monthly and YTD site performance, applying strategic challenge to drive accountability, enhance decision making and improve financial outcomes.

Identify, assess and manage risks and opportunities, partnering with stakeholders to drive proactive mitigation plans and maximise value creation.

Ad Hoc / Other

Set targets and supervise and coach the management accounting team as appropriate.

Support development initiatives for the ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central) to improve financial reporting.

Essential

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

Advanced Excel and financial systems expertise.

Strong commercial acumen and strategic mindset.

Attributes

Strategic and commercially focused.

Confident communicator with strong storytelling skills.

Proactive, hands on and detail oriented.

Desirable

Experience in a multi-entity environment.

Team leadership experience.