Finance Manager

Job Title

Finance Manager

Salary

Competitive plus bonus

Working Hours

09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday

This is a newly created Finance Manager position based in Chelmsford. The role will play a key part in overseeing the day to day finance function within a busy commercial environment.

Managing a small finance team of three the Finance Manager will take ownership of operational finance activity ensuring accuracy timeliness and compliance across all areas. The role requires strong technical and commercial accounting capability including management accounts statutory reporting tax budgeting and cashflow.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders providing high quality management information and analysis to support effective decision making across the business.

Oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts KPIs and performance commentary

Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations and controls are completed accurately each month

Support stock control processes including investigation of discrepancies stock takes and aged stock review

Maintain accurate fixed asset registers including capitalisation and depreciation

Manage cashflow including weekly forecasting variance analysis and reporting

Oversee credit control processes including approval of credit applications and sales ledger integrity

Oversee multi currency payment runs and purchase ledger processes

Daily review of bank and cash positions including invoice finance facilities

Assist with monthly payroll preparation

Ensure VAT returns are completed accurately and submitted on time

Manage and support the finance team ensuring deadlines objectives and service levels are consistently met

Drive continuous improvement across finance processes controls and reporting

Support the Managing Director with budgets forecasts and financial planning

Act as key finance contact for external stakeholders including accountants banks and HMRC

Undertake ad hoc projects as required by the Managing Director

Fully qualified CIMA ACCA or ACA

Experience managing and developing finance teams

Strong financial analysis reporting and problem solving capability

Excellent technical finance and accounting knowledge

Highly IT literate

Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP

Financial modelling experience

Strong team leadership and people management skills

Resilient flexible and adaptable approach

Solutions focused with a proactive mindset

Confident communicator able to build effective stakeholder relationships

High attention to detail

Uses initiative and takes ownership

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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