Group Finance Manager

Role:
Group Finance Manager
Location:
Birmingham city centre (3 days/week on site)
Salary: £65,000 to £75,000 plus excellent benefits

Group Finance Manager required for a superb professional services organisation based in central Birmingham. This role will be reporting into the Group Financial Controller for a small group of international businesses, acting as a business partner to the board of directors, fully responsible for all financial and management accounting reporting requirements, as well as leading the growing finance team.

As the Group Finance Manager
, you will primarily be responsible for:

• Production of monthly management accounts and reporting, including variance analysis and commentary against budgeting and forecasts
• Working with the Group Financial Controller to produce monthly board packs, presenting to the Board of Directors and highlighting ongoing opportunities and risks
• Assisting in the production of annual budgets
• Monthly and quarterly forecasting/reforecasting alongside the Group Financial Controller
• Conducting ad hoc financial analyses and reports to facilitate decision-making
• Supporting the production of quarterly and annual statutory accounting close procedures in accordance with UK and local GAAP
• Acting as a key point of contact during year end audit procedures
• Working cross-functionally with other business units as required, and acting as a business partner to the senior leadership team
• Production of complex VAT returns, reviewing VAT treatments across international jurisdictions
• Driving continuous improvement of systems and processes, interrogating the financial tools available and developing new financial models
• Oversight of accounts payable and accounts receivable accounts
• Leading the recruitment, onboarding and training of new hires into the finance function
• Supporting new ad hoc projects as the business continues to grow and sophisticate

The ideal candidate will:

• Be fully qualified (ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA or ACMA), with 3+ years' post-qualification experience
• Have experience in financial reporting and management accounting in SMEs
• Be a capable business partner, able to challenge and influence at very senior levels
• Have experience building complex financial models, and working to continuously improve them
• Be willing to lead a small but mighty finance function, championing best practice both in the finance team and outside with our key stakeholders

Package on offer

This is a really exciting time to be joining the business, as they continue to develop in their market. You'll be coming into amazing Birmingham-based offices working with an already word-class finance team; but also on offer is:

• Flexible working opportunities, including a hybrid working model (3 days/week in the office)
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days, increasing 1 per year of service to 30 days
• Enrolment into group private pension contributions of minimum 5%
• Enrolment into bonus scheme (10%)
• Private healthcare for you, your partner and family
• Excellent career growth opportunities as they continue to expand the UK business
• An excellent work culture with a fun team and amazing CFO