Finance Manager

Alexander Daniels are recruiting for a highly skilled Finance Manager to lead day to day finance operations across the organisation. This pivotal role ensures the smooth running of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cashbook functions, while supporting the delivery of management accounts for subsidiaries and group consolidation. You will also act as the budget lead for allocated departmental budget holders.

• Oversee Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Manage cashbook functions, ensuring daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Oversee invoice processing, payments, and collections.
• Prepare payroll journals and reconciliations, including payment of relevant taxes.
• Prepare P11
  
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• Create monthly management accounts, including trial balance, balance sheet, P&L, aged debtors, and aged creditors for group subsidiaries, with variance analysis and commentary.
• Review and challenge balance sheet reconciliations for subsidiaries.
• Assist the Group Head of Finance with consolidated accounts.
• Partner with departmental budget holders to keep them informed and supported.
• Support reforecasting activities as required.
• Ensure intercompany reconciliations are completed and monitored.
• Prepare year‑end schedules, including review of provisions.
• Prepare recharges to associated entities.
• Ensure accuracy of financial reporting through effective review of your own work and that of the team.
• Develop and maintain financial procedures and manuals.
• Act as the first point of contact for the bank.
• Maintain bank mandates across the organisation and its subsidiaries.
• Support documentation of processes and implementation of internal controls.
• Supervise and mentor finance staff.
• Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.

• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in finance operations or financial management.
• Strong understanding of financial reporting and budgeting.
• Proficiency with financial software and CRM systems.
• Proven experience leading and managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement ability.
• Advanced skills in Word, Outlook, and Excel.