Finance Manager

Your new company A dynamic and growing SME operating within the Professional Services Industry with a strong reputation for customer service based in the Modern Birmingham City Centre with a vibrant and upbeat work culture.

The business is growing quickly and is looking to hire a hands‑on finance professional to run the day‑to‑day finance operations of the company.

If the opportunity to make a real impact in an organisation and drive growth really excites you, then this is the role for you.

• Driving the running of the day‑today finance function: managing all day‑to‑day transactions
• Complete leadership of ledger management and operational cash flow monitoring
• Handling all accounts payable invoices
• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Build, analyse and distribute comprehensive sales analysis reports
• Preparation of management accounts and commercial reporting of sales analysis reports
• Forecasting yearly budgets
• Support the Finance Director put together board packs and financial updates

• Dealing with working out and submitting quarterly UK VAT returns
• Full ownership of dealing with HMRC queries
• Leading the preparation of year‑end financial files
• Maintaining HMRC payroll compliance

• Fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) preferred, Part qualified
  
  Strong UK VAT Technical Knowledge Minimum 3 years in an SME background running a complete standalone daily finance function or similar experience within an accounting practice.
• Practical proficiency using Sage Line 50 and exposure to BI systems preferred.
• Strong capabilities using Excel for data extraction and analysis
  
  Highly motivated self-starter comfortable working with independence

• Competitive salary
  
  Flexible working hours
  
  Hybrid working - 2 days at home Professional study support available for part-qualified