Finance Manager

Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY: We're exclusively partnering with a highly successful industrial focused business in Enfield that is modernising its finance function. The company is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead the day-to-day running of the finance team, while also delivering hands-on management accounting, business partnering, and systems improvement. This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified professional with manufacturing / engineering / Wholesale / Logistics (or similar) experience that is keen to join a fast-growing business.

Candidates with the right experience operating at Finance Manager, Senior Management Accountant, Financial Controller or Finance Business Partner level will be considered.

• Reporting to the Managing Director (with solid mentoring and support from them), you ll take responsibility for the day-to-day management of the finance department, leading and developing a team of 3.
• Bringing the Management Accounts function inhouse, implementing the month-end process and preparing the monthly management accounts.
• Deliver insightful MI analysis and provide Finance Business Partner support to key operational departments.
• Full ownership of cashflow management, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Oversee weekly and monthly payroll.
• Drive the migration to upgrade the accounting system, modernising and streamlining finance processes.
• Partner with operational and commercial leads to provide financial insight, challenge, and support decision-making.
• Responsible for Year End, External Audit and Statutory submissions, in collaboration with the external practice.
• Review and refine the company s bonus scheme and reward model.
• Processing VAT returns
• Support the Group Finance Director with ad hoc analysis, projects, and reporting

• Qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA), with experience in an industrial industry such as Manufacturing, engineering, logistics, construction, retail, wholesale etc. Strong Part Qualified and finalists will be considered.
• Ideally experience in an SME
• Must have experience leading a small team, within a similar role, such as Senior Management Accountant, Financial Controller, Head of Finance, Finance Business Partner or Finance Manager
• Must have experience of producing management accounts
• Track record / experience of systems migration / implementation
• Strong business partnering and communication skills to influence non-finance stakeholders

Please send your CV for the Finance Manager/Financial Controller/Management Accountant role via the advert for consideration.