Finance Manager

Finance Manager - Welwyn Garden City - Up to £67,000 p.a. + benefits.

Are you an experienced Finance Manager who enjoys a varied and autonomous role?

Do you have previous experience working in an owner managed business, where you have mentored the finance function?

Do you thrive in a collaborative environment, where you will have a real impact on business growth and improvement?

If so, this could be an ideal role for you!

Ives Recruitment Solutions are delighted to be working on a retained basis with this established organisation who have built a solid reputation of trust, quality and delivering a professional service to their customers. They pride themselves on their customer focus and delivering high quality and value products to their client base.

Following a period of sustained growth, the organisation has a clear vision of future development and progression and is looking to recruit an experienced Finance Manager to work with them on their growth journey. This is a superb time to join the business, where you will have the opportunity to have a real impact on the growth of the business and to broaden your leadership responsibility within the organisation.

You will be joining a successful family-owned business, where you will be working in an extremely collaborative environment, and working alongside a driven and passionate leadership team. Supporting the Managing Director, and mentoring a small team, you will have oversight of all aspects of finance and provide valuable MI and financial insight.

The role will suit someone who is used to working within a SME and used to having a very broad remit. You will be responsible for all aspects of management accounting, financial control and compliance and regulatory reporting. You will keep tight control of cash flow and forecasting, oversee payroll and be responsible for VAT.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential as there will be regular liaison both across the business and with external advisors, including banks, insurance companies, utilities providers, HMRC and external auditors.

This is a superb opportunity for someone who is used to a broad role within a smaller business, where you will "wear many hats". A strong team mentality and work ethic is essential, and you will be working with a really supportive team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the finance team
• Work closely with the MD and Senior Management Team
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Cash flow management and forecasting
• Preparation of budgets, forecasts, financial planning & analysis
• VAT returns and submissions to HMRC
• Managing Year End processes and liaison with auditors
• Oversight of company Payroll
• Managing relationships with banks, insurance companies, service contracts and fleet
• Management of foreign currency transactions and FX payments
• Business partnering across the organisation to provide financial insight
• Continual process and systems improvements

Experience required:

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified or qualified by experience
• Proven experience in a similar Finance Manager/Financial Controller position
• Strong man management and mentoring skills
• Management Accounting and budget preparation experience
• Sound knowledge and experience of cashflow management and working capital
• Advanced IT skills including Excel
• Experience with in a stock-based industry highly desirable
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with non-finance teams
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

We aim to respond to all applicants promptly; however we kindly ask for your understanding in case of a delay. If you do not hear from us within 10 days of submitting your application, please assume that, unfortunately, you have not been successful this time.

We will however keep your CV on file and review your suitability against any other vacancies we may have available. Candidate data will be treated as confidential and not shared with third parties.