Vacancy Details

Vacancy Type : Permanent

Location: North West

Salary : Negotiable

Consultants Name : Zach Crawford

Consultants Contact number: 07355 346348

Description

Finance Manager

Location – Chorley
Salary – £45-60k

About the company:
A well-established organisation with an opportunity for a qualified accountant to join as number 1 in finance in a broad role, combining accounting and managing a small team.

Responsibilities include:
• Managing the day-to-day financial operations, monitoring the company's financial status and performance to identify areas for potential improvement
• Managing the finance team including all day-to-day responsibilities including training, task management, quality control, and procedure monitoring
• Preparing and posting monthly accruals, prepayments, and similar accounting entries.
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Leading the analysis of monthly and quarterly numbers and presenting findings to the board
• Managing an end-to-end process of current systems – while acting as the first point of contact for external auditors/accountants
• Dealing with working capital management and production of cash flow forecasts
• Presenting financial reports
• Overseeing transactions, payroll and invoicing

Skills/Qualifications required:
• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably within an SME business
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Previous experience with Xero accounting software or similar, able to process and record financial transactions accurately
• Strong knowledge of financial management, accounting principles, and regulatory requirements
• Proven track record in financial planning, analysis, and strategy development
• Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to influence and drive change
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Previous experience of adding value by bringing an objective view and constantly looking for ways to make improvements
• Demonstrable track record of taking a business through change and process transformation, leveraging new technology in a practical way to drive consistency and efficiency
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders


For more information around this role or others, or to send over your CV, please contact Zach.Crawford@yourrecruitmentpartner.com