Senior Finance Manager

Reporting to the finance Director in this role you will need to have the following knowledge, skills and attributes:

• ESSENTIAL Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) with practical experience
• Experience of performing month end management accounts and analysis to budget, forecast and prior year
• Good communication and influencing skills (verbal and written)
• Team player
• Pro‑active & enthusiastic
• Used to working within tight deadlines
• With an eye for detail
• Continuously looking to look for ways to change and improve processes
• Able to lead smaller change projects
• Proficient user of Microsoft Excel/Office
• Able to work autonomously and be self‑motivated
• DESIRABLE Experience of working in a customer‑facing business
• Experience of financial reporting using Oracle OBIA and/or Oracle data warehouse
• Experience of Hyperion Planning and HFM consolidation system
• Experienced in using Oracle Financials is essential
• Experience with statutory & management accounts, who is reasonably technical and able to demonstrate that to colleagues at all levels.
• Business partnering skills would be highly beneficial as you will be expected to build positive relationships, influence people and manage stakeholders effectively.

We work in a hybrid way, mostly remote with a requirement to travel into our Birmingham office at least twice a week to be with your team. You will be located in Milton Keynes within a convenient commute to Birmingham.

The team are responsible for making sure there is financial governance and control over the accounts to ensure timely and accurate reporting in accordance with relevant legislation and that we can understand what the numbers are telling us.

We make sure that all financial transactions are dealt with efficiently and accurately in line with agreed processes and authorisations. The role will be to assist in the production of the financial results (P&L & balance sheet) for Limited and appropriate legal entities so that they are controlled, reported and analysed in a timely and accurate manner for all stakeholders.

Develop and lead continuous improvements across the financial control function, with the aim of reducing production time whilst strengthening existing controls.

Assisting and leading as required with any projects that impact FR&C.

Assisting in the production of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow), including analysis of KPIs, income, cost of sales, admin costs and various balance sheet movements.

Production of value adding financial insight to Senior Management through the production of monthly and ad‑hoc requests.