Accounts and Finance Manager

Accounts & Finance Manager

Location: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birmingham, West Midlands

Industry: Manufacturer

Salary: £50,000, Benefits

A leading FMCG manufacturer is recruiting for an Accounts & Finance Manager to join the team. This is a new role reporting to the Finance Controller. The Accounts & Finance Manager will lead the day-to-day operations of the Accounts function, ensure financial processes are completed accurately, efficiently and on time, and maintain strong financial controls. The role will manage and develop the finance team, drive accountability and continuous improvement, and support business growth through better processes, systems, automation and team performance.

• Take full day-to-day responsibility for managing the accounts team, ensuring work is completed accurately and on time
• Set clear expectations for each role to ensure accountability across purchase ledger, credit control and accounts administration
• Motivate and develop the team to become a high-performing team; conduct regular meetings, 1-1s and performance reviews
• Provide financial information to management by researching and analysing accounting data and preparing reports
• Produce management information on a monthly and ad hoc basis
• Compile customer analysis reports for the Commercial Director
• Assist and prepare year-end accounts for other common-interest companies for tax advisors and accountants
• Review and preparation of KPIs by monitoring and approving financial processing, reporting and auditing
• Prepare and approve payments (when required) by verifying documentation
• Review and prepare (when required) bank reconciliations and cash flow on a regular basis
• Review and prepare monthly reconciliations (bank, supplier statements)
• Review cashbook and petty cash cheques
• Assist and review month-end checks and rebates
• Support annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors
• Review purchase summaries and supplier statement reconciliations
• Review raising of manual sales invoices (e.g., rental, management recharges) monthly and quarterly
• Review and prepare (where necessary) weekly and monthly stock schedules
• Ensure finance systems (e.g., Sage / Sage X3) are used correctly
• Own continuous improvement of processes, focusing on reducing errors, manual work and dependency
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks using systems, reporting tools and emerging technologies (including AI where appropriate)
• Ensure good internal control across purchase and sales ledger functions
• Develop and maintain SOPs and checklists for routine finance tasks

You will be an Accounts and Finance Manager, ideally qualified to ACCA/ACA/CIMA or equivalent, with experience within a manufacturing environment. Experience of working with Sage is desirable.

To apply, please email a CV.